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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. Which character in the novel stutters?

2. Why doesn't Ezra Farmington think he can paint any more?

3. Who kills Roberta's baby?

4. With whom is Gillian reunited at the end of the novel?

5. Who does Inspector Lynley unexpectedly meet when he goes to the graveyard at St. Catherine's Church to take a walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Burton-Thomas dress for dinner in Chapter 9?

2. How does Deborah Allancourt-St. James feel about Inspector Lynley?

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

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

5. What does the story Bridie Odell tells Inspector Lynley in Chapter 10 about William Teys spending so much time with her indicate?

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

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

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

9. Why does Jonah Clarence lie to Sergeant Havers about being with Nell at the time of William Teys' murder?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast any three of the following secondary characters in the novel: Lady Helen Clyde, Stepha Odell, Jimmy Havers, Ezra Farmington, Mrs. Burton-Thomas, Richard Gibson, and Nigel Parrish. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of social class in the novel. How is the aristocracy portrayed? How is the middle class portrayed? How is the working class portrayed? What do you think the author is saying about English society in this novel? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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

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