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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During questioning by Lynley and Havers, who does Thorsson say he met with the morning Elena was found murdered?

2. Where are Havers and Lynley when someone approaches them to provide an alibi for Lennart for the morning when Elena was killed?

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

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

5. When the outside forensic expert joins Havers at the Cambridge Police Station, what does he tell her that the weapon used to beat Elena was most likely made from?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What type of scholar was the second murder victim?

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

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

5. Before collecting several items from Thorsson's bedroom, what does Lynley have Havers do?

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

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

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

9. When questioned by Lynley and Havers about the night before Elena died, what does Lennart Thorsson admit to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two police officers' similarities facilitate the plot's development and move the story forward.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Adam Jenn and Gareth Randolph.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their personal and professional lives?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses?

c. Looking forward, how might being involved with Elena have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Victor Troughton and Lennart Thorsson.

a. Compare the role that love plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of love, both positively and negatively?

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