Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Nell Graham?
2. Why has Inspector Lynley felt like he's seen Mowery before?
3. Why doesn't anyone realize Roberta is pregnant before she gives birth?
4. Why doesn't Father Hart tell the police about William Teys' abuse of his daughters when he first learns of it?
5. What is Nigel Parrish's alibi for the night of William Teys' death?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Gillian/Nell behave when Sergeant Barbara Havers comes to her home?
2. Why does Paul Odell kill himself, and how does his loss affect his sister and his widow?
3. What role does Lady Helen Clyde play in reuniting Gillian and Roberta?
4. What happens when Deborah Allancourt-St. James and Inspector Lynley meet in the graveyard in Chapter 10?
5. Why is Sergeant Havers so happy when Inspector Lynley sends her to London after Gillian Teys by herself?
6. Who is Jonah Clarence and what is ironic about his profession?
7. What does Deborah Allancourt-St. James' father do for a living and how does his profession match the image Sergeant Barbara Havers has of Inspector Lynley?
8. As the book draws to a close, who is revealed as the murderer of William Teys, and what is the motivation for Teys' death?
9. How does Deborah Allancourt-St. James feel about Inspector Lynley?
10. What objections does Sergeant Barbara Havers have in Chapter 9 to dining at Keldale Hall?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Inspector Lynley's relationship with Simon Allcourt-St. James. What tensions does Lynley have about the relationship? How does the marriage of Simon Allcourt-St. James affect the relationship? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the element of humor in "A Great Deliverance". Give at least three examples of humor from the novel and discuss both the techniques Elizabeth George uses to convey humor in the novel and what you think she is trying to achieve through her use of humor.
Essay Topic 3
Inspector Tommy Lynley is the protagonist of the novel. He's also the 8th Earl of Asherton. Discuss the character of Lynley and his role as protagonist. What are his character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder him during the story? How do you think his aristocratic background affects his ability to solve the novel's mysteries? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
|
This section contains 1,103 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
