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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 is the name of the area of London where Barbara Hovers lives?

2. What could Ken always do for Miriam?

3. What does Miriam always drink after dinner?

4. What is Jean's middle name?

5. What drug does Olivia say she and two male friends took before heading to the party in Brixton?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the case surrounding Kenneth Fleming so volatile?

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

3. What do Jimmy and his sibling do at Island Gardens Station?

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

5. What problems is Lynley having in this section?

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

7. What does Flo say in her phone message to Havers?

8. Why did Olivia become a prostitute?

9. What new information does Lynley find out about Olivia in this section?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What has happened in Olivia's recent past? How has she managed to get over the problems from her past? How important has Chris been in helping her get over her problems? How has Olivia's past shaped her into the person she is in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Why are Havers' differences and similarities as people? How do their differences and similarities help form an effective partnership?

Essay Topic 3

What was Jean's relationship with Kenneth? Why did Kenneth find it so difficult to leave her? How would their relationship developed if he had lived?

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