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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 is Russell Mowery's ultimate fate?

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

3. Who leaves Sergeant Havers' brother Tony alone in the hospital while he dies?

4. Why doesn't Denton line Inspector Lynley's chest of drawers with newspaper?

5. With whom does Inspector Lynley find Stepha Odell at the end of Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where has Inspector Lynley seen a photo of Russell Mowery, and what is Mowery's fate at the end of the book?

2. 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?

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

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. Why does Paul Odell kill himself, and how does his loss affect his sister and his widow?

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

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

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

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

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

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 legend of the crying baby at Keldale Abbey from the time of Cromwell's raiders through the present. How does the legend help the cover up of the murder of Roberta Teys' infant? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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