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

2. With whom does Inspector Lynley have a brief romance in Chapter 12?

3. How long has Gillian been married?

4. How many dresses does Stepha Odell say that Roberta Teys owns?

5. Whose grave does Father Hart show Inspector Lynley in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What secret does Richard Gibson reveal in Cha,pter 10 about his relationship with his cousin Gillian?

3. In Chapter 13, why does Sergeant Barbara Havers think Roberta Teys went to Keldale Hall to read the newspaper?

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

5. How does Gillian/Nell behave when Sergeant Barbara Havers comes to her home?

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

7. What behavior of Inspector Lynley's angers Sergeant Havers in Chapter 12?

8. What forensic evidence is found in the blood of Whiskers, the Teys family dog, and how does this evidence relate to the murder of William Teys?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the antagonists that Inspector Lynley encounters in the novel: Richard Gibson, Roberta Teys, and Chief Inspector Nies. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Elizabeth George uses foreshadowing throughout her novel "A Great Deliverance". Give at least three examples of foreshadowing from the book and discuss how foreshadowing is used to indicate events to come later in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Sergeant Barbara Havers and Inspector Lynley. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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