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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stepha Odell think Olivia Odell wanted to marry William Teys?

2. What instrument does Jonah Clarence play?

3. What does Bridie Odell tell Inspector Lynley that she hates?

4. What does Sergeant Barbara Havers realize about Inspector Lynley's relationship with Deborah Allancourt-St. James in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 13, how long has Tessa Mowery been separated from her two oldest daughters?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what does Nigel Parrish claim to be quarreling with Ezra Farmington in Chapter 9, and why are the two men really in conflict?

2. Why is Sergeant Havers so happy when Inspector Lynley sends her to London after Gillian Teys by herself?

3. About what does Inspector Lynley confront Father Hart in Chapter 16, and how does the priest respond during the confrontation?

4. Who is Jonah Clarence and what is ironic about his profession?

5. What happens when Deborah Allancourt-St. James and Inspector Lynley meet in the graveyard in Chapter 10?

6. What descriptions do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Havers receive from the villagers about Gillian Teys and are this descriptions consistent?

7. What is Marsha Fitzalan's relationship to Tessa Teys and her daughters Gillian and Roberta?

8. What role does Lady Helen Clyde play in reuniting Gillian and Roberta?

9. Whose child does the baby that died at Keldale Abbey three years earlier turn out to be?

10. As the book draws to a close, who is revealed as the murderer of William Teys, and what is the motivation for Teys' death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the subplots in "A Great Deliverance". Explain how each subplot relates to the main plot. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

A number of red herrings appear in "A Great Deliverance". Discuss at least three examples of red herrings from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

"A Great Deliverance" is set in a contemporary village in Yorkshire, England. Discuss how the geographical and chronological setting affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Elizabeth Peters had set the novel in the United States during the 1930's instead. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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