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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Death in a White Coat, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dalgliesh think about on the helicopter flight to Chevisham?
(a) If Massingham is competent since he's never worked with Massinham.
(b) His partner's background.
(c) Whether he'd be back by the end of the week.
(d) If Dr. Lorrimer has a wife or children.

2. What is Dalgliesh trying to accurately understand?
(a) Why Brenda Pridmore is the one sent to find Dr. Lorrimer's body.
(b) How Dr. Kerrison is able to pinpoint the time of death so accurately.
(c) The key and security situation at the lab.
(d) How someone else got into the lab through the restroom window.

3. What does Dalgliesh think of the people in the library?
(a) That none of them is probably the murderer.
(b) That all of them probably know the murderer.
(c) That they are hiding something from him.
(d) That several of them are lying.

4. About what does Dalgliesh question Dr. Kerrison?
(a) Why Dr. Kerrison seems interested in seeing Dr. Lorrimer.
(b) Where Dr. Kerrison was the night before.
(c) Whether Nell Kerrison could have done this.
(d) The cause and time of death.

5. What does Cliff Bradley ask Middlemass?
(a) Nothing.
(b) If Middlemass thinks Bradley committed the murder.
(c) If Middlemass would lie for Bradley.
(d) If Middlemass talked with Susan Bradley the day before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Kerrison's biggest concern as he is leaving?

2. What does Mrs. Bidwell explain to Dalgliesh?

3. Who interrupts the meeting between Howarth and Dr. Lorrimer?

4. Who is Paul Middlemass?

5. What does Mrs. Bidwell tell Dalgliesh about the lab coat?

(see the answer key)

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