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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 does Barbara go into the grocers to buy?

2. What does Olivia say her mother labeled her in?

3. What kind of car did Ken drive?

4. What kind of car does Barbara own?

5. In which country does Ritchie say he had been playing a circuit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Olivia soon discover about Richie after she went back with him?

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

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

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

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

6. What problems does Jean have with her son Jimmy at the beginning of this section?

7. What does Olivia remember about her mother's relationship with Kenneth?

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

9. What information about her does Olivia say her mother wouldn't want people to know?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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