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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. What kind of car does Barbara Havers drive?

2. Where does Lennart Thorsson live?

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

4. When Melinda hears about the second body being discovered, who does she assume is the victim?

5. On the way to the car after questioning Gareth Randolph, who do Lynley and Havers meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is a muller?

10. According to the professor that Lynley meets at the jazz concert, why was the professor having an affair with Elena?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

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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