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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Eleanor Kerrison sitting?
(a) On the top step.
(b) In the family room.
(c) Up in her bed.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. What action is Cliff considering?
(a) Divorcing Susan.
(b) Killing Dr. Lorrimer.
(c) Killing his mother-in-law.
(d) Resigning his job.

3. Who cleans up after the meeting with the senior scientists?
(a) Starr.
(b) Director Howarth.
(c) Angela Foley.
(d) Brenda Pridmore.

4. What does Cliff Bradley assert over and over to Dalgliesh?
(a) That Dr. Lorrimer and Blakelock argued frequently.
(b) That Dr. Lorrimer and Howarth disagreed frequently.
(c) That Dr. Lorrimer was hated by almost everyone.
(d) That he knows nothing about any aspect of the crime.

5. Whose son is Massingham?
(a) A peer of the realm.
(b) Dalgliesh's father's best friend.
(c) A notorious extortionist.
(d) A charwoman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is lying open on the table?

2. About what does Stella say life isn't convenient?

3. What is the major line of questioning Dalgliesh takes with Middlemass?

4. Where does the interview with Angela Foley take place?

5. What does Dalgliesh want to be recovered in the bathroom sink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dr. Lorrimer's father calling and what does Brenda offer to do?

2. What does Susan Bradley ask of Paul Middlemass and what does he do about the request?

3. Describe the conversation between Brenda Pridmore and Adam Dalgliesh.

4. What does Nell do after her father has left the house?

5. What does Howarth do after Dalgliesh arrives and what does Dalgliesh learn about the case?

6. Describe Mrs. Bidwell.

7. Describe Brenda Pridmore.

8. Why is Dr. Kerrison leaving his home in the middle of the night and what is his biggest concern?

9. What upsets Director Howarth about Dr. Lorrimer?

10. Describe Stella Mawson.

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