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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. According to the conversation between Anthony and Justine that Glyn overhears, who wants to deliver a eulogy at Elena's funeral?
(a) Terrence Cuff.
(b) Adam Jenn.
(c) Gareth Randolph.
(d) Victor Troughton.

2. When Lynley and Helen attend the jazz concert, the younger of the two men playing a game issues a challenge to a professor. Who is the challenge issued to?
(a) Anthony Weaver.
(b) Victor Troughton.
(c) Lennart Thorsson.
(d) Terrence Cu.

3. When Barbara returns home and her mother's caregiver tells Barbara that she and Barbara's mother had a "scuffle," what started the scuffle?
(a) Mrs. Havers wanted her husband.
(b) Mrs. Havers wanted some coffee.
(c) Mrs. Havers wanted to see the crime scene.
(d) Mrs. Havers wanted to visit Barbara.

4. After leaving Thorsson, who do Lynley and Havers meet with at the Cambridge Constabulary to discuss the investigation?
(a) Detective Inspector Drake.
(b) Detective Inspector Madingley.
(c) Detective Inspector Sheehan.
(d) Detective Inspector Pleasance.

5. Who blames Justine for Elena's sexual promiscuity?
(a) Anthony Weaver.
(b) Glyn Weaver.
(c) Adam Jenn.
(d) Sarah Gordon.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Lynley arrives at Sarah Gordon's house and sends Havers to make a phone call, who does Lynley see approaching him on the street?

2. When Lynley and Havers are trying to find connections between the murder victims, whose name comes up?

3. According to the woman who claims to have seen Elena's murderer, what was Elena wearing the morning she was murdered?

4. When Lynley and Havers go to question Gareth Randolph the morning after questioning the professor, where do Lynley and Havers find Gareth?

5. What kind of car does Lennart Thorsson drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Melinda decide that she and Rosalyn need to leave Cambridge?

2. Why does Glyn Weaver snoop around Anthony's house after Justine goes out for a run?

3. What does Adam Jenn remember about the first time that he ever met Elena?

4. Why could the professor that Lynley meets at the jazz concert not be the father of Elena's baby?

5. To get around the petty dispute of the two forensics experts at the Cambridge Constabulary, what does Lynley suggest to the Detective Inspector?

6. When questioned by Lynley after leaving the jazz concert, what does the professor admit to?

7. After learning that his assumption about the father of Elena's baby is incorrect, what is Anthony Weaver's response?

8. After taking Gareth Randolph's possessions to the police station, Lynley returns to the Weaver home. Why does Glyn believe Lynley is at the Weaver home?

9. How does Lynley figure that Sarah Gordon got into Cambridge unseen when she killed Elena Weaver?

10. While questioning Gareth Randolph, what do both Lynley and Havers notice about Gareth?

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