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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 kind of work does Gillian do at Testament House?

2. Who does Roberta hope to save from her father's abuse by killing her father?

3. In Chapter 10, who brings Inspector Lynley a carton containing evidence from the William Teys murder?

4. Why does Sergeant Barbara Havers not want to have dinner where Stepha Odell has booked her and Inspector Lynley in Chapter 9?

5. What disease does Stepha Odell carry in her genes and fear passing to any children she might have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Testament House and what tie does Gillian Teys have to the institution?

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

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

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

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

8. What objections does Sergeant Barbara Havers have in Chapter 9 to dining at Keldale Hall?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 10, who does Superintendent Nies believe is responsible for William Teys' murder and how cooperative does he intend to be with Inspector Lynley's investigation of the case?

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

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 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

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.

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