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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 illness does Olivia get from Richie?

2. What does Olivia say she sees her unborn baby as?

3. What instrument does Ritchie play?

4. What does Martin say Gabrielle's hair shines like?

5. What does Jean need a repairman to repair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Olivia upset her parents when she runs into them on the street?

2. What kind of relationship did Hugh have with his wife Gabriella?

3. Why was Olivia angry with Chris the first time she went out with him on a rescue?

4. What does Jean say to Derrick on the phone?

5. Who does Mrs Whitelaw think could have accessed the cottage?

6. Why does Olivia say that on the outside her mother had an admirable social conscience?

7. How did Chris help to change Olivia's life?

8. How are Lynley and Havers different from each other?

9. What was Kenneth's involvement with Gabriella Patton?

10. How did Mrs. Whitelaw rekindle her relationship with Kenneth after the death of her her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Miriam's relationship with Kenneth Fleming? Why was she so interested in helping him? How did her relationship with Kenneth effect her relationship with her daughter Olivia?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

What are Inspector Lynley's detective methods/ How do these methods differ from other detectives in popular fiction? What are the strengths and weaknesses of his approach?

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