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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 is Helen doing when Lynley asks her to marry him?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Jogging.
(d) Taking a shower.

2. Where does Lynley find Helen asleep?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The lounge area.
(c) The drawing room.
(d) The library.

3. How does Jimmy almost die?
(a) He tries to hang himself.
(b) He crashes his car.
(c) He almost gets runover.
(d) He almost drowns in a river.

4. Who does Olivia answer the phone to while in her mother's house?
(a) An angry woman.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Chris.
(d) Gabriella.

5. Where does Olivia find a job?
(a) The Natural History Museum.
(b) Whipsnade Zoo.
(c) London Zoo.
(d) The London Transport Museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Chris and Olivia rescue a group of cats from?

2. Why does Lynley's father say one should never trust the sea?

3. Where has Hadiyah's mother gone on holiday?

4. What does Olivia need to walk?

5. Who does the girl promise Havers she will ask to help her move the fridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it easy to believe that Jimmy could have killed his own father?

2. Why is it difficult for Lynley to believe that Jimmy is the murderer?

3. Why did Olivia decide to get back in contact with her mother?

4. What information does Gariella give Lynley about the case?

5. What problems is Lynley having with his boss in Chapter 21?

6. How does Nkata help Lynley and Havers at the beginning of chapter ten?

7. Why does Lynley take Jimmy to New Scotland Yard?

8. How the author describe Hadiya's father?

9. In what way could it be said that Kenneth's pride was responsible for his death?

10. What new leads does Lynley find in Chapter 14?

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