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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. What is Thomas Lynley's rank?
(a) Superintendent.
(b) Detective Sergeant.
(c) Constable.
(d) Detective Inspector.

2. What is the name of Elena's dog?
(a) Elias.
(b) Matey.
(c) Townee.
(d) Jackson.

3. When Rosalyn is introduced in Chapter 12, where has Rosalyn just returned from?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Devonshire.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Acton.

4. How many children does Penelope Rodger have?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What does Havers reveal to Lynley as the two have tea in Lynley's room after leaving the crime scene?
(a) Elena was engaged.
(b) Elena was raped.
(c) Elena was pregnant.
(d) Elena was drugged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Helen Clyde's oldest sister?

2. After meeting with Anthony Weaver's assistant, where does Lynley decide to go next?

3. What was Anthony Weaver's job when he first met Justine?

4. What is Helen Clyde's title?

5. What is Anthony's reaction when he sees the coffin that Glyn picks for Elena?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7 when Harry Rodger returns home, why does he leave for Cambridge shortly after arriving home?

2. What does Lynley learn during his initial meeting with Terrence Cuff?

3. During his meeting with Lynley, what is the Master of St. Stephen's College reluctant to speculate on with Lynley?

4. As Barbara Havers is introduced in the story, what decision is Barbara contemplating?

5. As the story opens and Elena is running, why is she running alone?

6. Why did Pen originally decide to become a stay-at-home mother?

7. Why did Anthony Weaver's assistant start working for Weaver?

8. When Lynley reaches the crime scene, what do the local men in the workshop repairing boats believe about the ongoing investigation?

9. According to the New Scotland Yard's Superintendent, who contacts the New Scotland Yard to request assistance in the investigation into Elena's murder?

10. According to her sister, what does the large wooden puzzle that Helen and Christian are working on say about Iris's tastes?

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