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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. Who buries the Teys family dog behind his cottage?

2. With whom does Inspector Lynley have a brief romance in Chapter 12?

3. How likely does Roberta's doctor think it is that Roberta will recover?

4. How does Father Hart describe Gillian?

5. With whom do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers see Nigel Parrish arguing at the beginning of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Gillian get her alias Nell Graham and what relevance does the fictional Helen Graham have to Gillian?

5. Who is Jonah Clarence and what is ironic about his profession?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Sergeant Barbara Havers and Inspector Lynley. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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