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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. Who are the forensic experts for the Cambridge Constabulary?
(a) Madingley and Sheehan.
(b) Madingley and Pleasance.
(c) Drake and Pleasance.
(d) Drake and Sheehan.

2. What is the name of the dog that found the second body discovered in the story?
(a) Shasta.
(b) Samson.
(c) Spot.
(d) Spike.

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

4. During questioning by Lynley and Havers, how does Thorsson refer to Elena?
(a) As a child.
(b) As a student.
(c) As a tart.
(d) As a manipulator.

5. According to the outside forensic expert, how many times had Elena been struck by her murderer?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who blames Justine for Elena's sexual promiscuity?

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?

3. What is the name of the person that Mrs. Havers mistaken her caregiver for?

4. After realizing new arrangements need to be made for her mother, where does Havers take her mother to see?

5. After the scuffle in Sarah Gordon's home when Lynley bursts in, who gets shot?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Lynley sees Anthony's car in Sarah Gordon's driveway, what does Lynley notice on the front seat of Weaver's car?

3. How does Mrs. Havers's caregiver deter Mrs. Havers from leaving the house when Mrs. Havers is insistent?

4. How does Pen discover what had originally been on the destroyed canvas that Glyn Weaver gave to Lynley?

5. According to Gareth Randolph, how did Elena respond when Gareth told her that he loved her?

6. According to the professor that Lynley meets at the jazz concert, why did Elena sleep with the professor?

7. Describe the second murder victim found in the story.

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

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

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

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