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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. Who does Martin like to chat with during his rounds even though she isn't there in person?

2. Who does Chris say is responsible for Livie's bad behavior?

3. Why does Miriam Whitelaw take the two officers into the drawing room?

4. What instrument does Ritchie play?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Haver's opinion of Detective Ardley?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What details do the police have about Kenneth's private life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why is Olivia's past so important to the story? In what way does it soften how the reader feels about the murderer?

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