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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4: Hanged by the Neck, Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what can Director Howarth not offer accurate answers?
(a) Whether Dr. Lorrimer was planning to quit.
(b) Whether or not Dr. Lorrimer has a girlfriend.
(c) Questions about Dr. Lorrimer's activities the night before.
(d) Whether Dr. Lorrimer and Paul Middlemass were friends outside the workspace.

2. What does Mercer do?
(a) Confirms arrangements for police guards and the packaging of evidence to go the Scotland Yard.
(b) Requests to stay on the case.
(c) Tells Dalgliesh his agency is out of order for coming in on the case.
(d) Lies about his whereabouts the night before.

3. What is Anglela's seeming attitude towards Dr. Lorrimer?
(a) She thought he was stingy.
(b) She thought he was perfect.
(c) She thought he was aloof.
(d) She was afraid of him.

4. Where does the interview with Angela Foley take place?
(a) In Angela's home.
(b) In the Director's office.
(c) In Dr. Lorrimer's lab.
(d) In the library.

5. Who is Brenda Pridmore?
(a) The new Clerical Officer/Receptionist at Hoggatt's Laboratory.
(b) Cliff Bradley's older sister.
(c) Dr. Kerrison's babysitter.
(d) Dr. Lorrimer's older sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bradley ask for a brief interview with Dr. Lorrimer?

2. Why is Brenda's mother unhappy?

3. What is in the lab that is likely the murder weapon?

4. What does Middlemass emphasis in his responses to Dalgliesh?

5. Why does Director Howarth know Dr. Lorrimer looked at a book on Howarth's desk?

(see the answer key)

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