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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. Who is Maxim Howarth?
(a) The investigator on the young woman's murder case.
(b) A detective from Scotland Yard.
(c) The newly-appointed Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory.
(d) A police officer.

2. What do the men discuss at the murder scene?
(a) Why a newly-formed football team was suddenly sold.
(b) Why anyone would choose such as beautiful day to commit murder.
(c) How many teams have been eliminated in the Wimbleton doubles tournament.
(d) What the murderer might be doing right now.

3. Why is Howarth upset with Lorrimer?
(a) That he is so unfriendly.
(b) That he is sloppy in his work.
(c) That he is involved with his sister.
(d) That he is lazy.

4. What does Brenda see in the chapel?
(a) Dr. Lorrimer's ghost.
(b) Domenica hiding something.
(c) Dr. Kerrison hitting Stella Mawson.
(d) Stella Mawson's body hanging from a rope.

5. What has Dalgliesh discovered on his first day of investigating?
(a) Plenty of possible motives.
(b) That Scotland Yard is not liked in this small village.
(c) That the townspeople are in general uncooperative.
(d) No real motives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dalgliesh think of the people in the library?

2. Who is Alfred Goddard?

3. How is the man seen running from the lab the night before described?

4. Who checks the keys in the safe with Angela on the morning of Dr. Lorrimer's death?

5. Whose son is Massingham?

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