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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. When Lynley and Havers are questioning Thorsson, what does Lynley take from Thorsson's room?

2. Who does not go to the crime scene where the second body is discovered?

3. Which room in Sarah Gordon's house is the only room that does not have any wall decorations?

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

5. While being questioned by Lynley and Havers, whose room does Gareth claim to have seen Elena coming out of the morning she was killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What ties the two murder victims together?

4. Although Anthony is taken to police headquarters after shooting Sarah Gordon, why do the police believe that he would be acquitted by a jury if brought up on charges?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Rosalyn Simpson and Victor Troughton are not immediately forthcoming when questioned about Elena's murder. Compare the motivations each of these characters has for withholding vital information from Lynley. What changes for each of these characters before they tell the entire truth to Lynley? How does their truthfulness impact Lynley's investigation?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regard to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, there are several situations where a character's life is in danger.

a. Identify at least three instances where one of the characters is in danger. Describe the situation and how the character escapes from danger.

b. Compare the dangerous situations in which others are attempting to harm your identified characters. What is the motivation in each of these situations to do harm?

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