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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 kind of car does Barbara Havers drive?
(a) An Oldsmobile.
(b) An old Mini.
(c) An old Ford.
(d) An old Beetle.

2. Who does Glyn not want to attend Elena's funeral?
(a) Justine Weaver.
(b) Lennart Thorsson.
(c) Sarah Gordon.
(d) Helen Clyde.

3. After Gordon and Weaver ended their affair, what item did Anthony forget to ask Sarah to return?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His book.
(c) His paints.
(d) His key.

4. 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) Lennart Thorsson.
(b) Victor Troughton.
(c) Terrence Cu.
(d) Anthony Weaver.

5. Which of Lynley's suspects is proven to have known both murder victims in Chapter 20?
(a) Adam Jenn.
(b) Lennart Thorsson.
(c) Gareth Randolph.
(d) Victor Troughton.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the conversation between Anthony and Justine that Glyn overhears, where are they telling people that Elena's body will be buried?

2. While being questioned by Lynley and Havers, how many times goes Gareth Randolph admit to having sex with Elena?

3. Who is an expert on Shakespearean literature?

4. At the time of Elena's murder, how long have Anthony and Justine been married?

5. According to the bicyclist who tells Lynley about the path to Granchester, how far from Crusoe's island is Granchester?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is a muller?

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

5. What does Melinda find when she returns home in Chapter 16?

6. In her house, why does Sarah tell Anthony Weaver that she killed Elena?

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

8. When Rosalyn talks to Gareth, what can Rosalyn tell about Gareth Randolph?

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

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

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