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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. How does Gillian send messages to Roberta?
3. What do the toxicology tests on the Teys family dog reveal?
4. What is the name of the cottage in which Nigel Parrish lives?
5. Who locks herself in the bathroom in Chapter 14 and scrubs herself clean with metal brushes that make her bleed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Marsha Fitzalan's relationship to Tessa Teys and her daughters Gillian and Roberta?
2. Where has Inspector Lynley seen a photo of Russell Mowery, and what is Mowery's fate at the end of the book?
3. 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?
4. How does Gillian/Nell behave when Sergeant Barbara Havers comes to her home?
5. What descriptions do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Havers receive from the villagers about Gillian Teys and are this descriptions consistent?
6. How does Mrs. Burton-Thomas dress for dinner in Chapter 9?
7. What happens when Deborah Allancourt-St. James and Inspector Lynley meet in the graveyard in Chapter 10?
8. Whose child does the baby that died at Keldale Abbey three years earlier turn out to be?
9. What behavior of Inspector Lynley's angers Sergeant Havers in Chapter 12?
10. In Chapter 13, why does Sergeant Barbara Havers think Roberta Teys went to Keldale Hall to read the newspaper?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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 concept of religion in the novel. Are the religious characters in the story heroes or villains? What do you think the author is trying to say about religion in society through this novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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