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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. Where has Hadiyah's mother gone on holiday?

2. What does Lynley tell Olivia he knows in this section?

3. What kind of clients did Olivia like to keep?

4. What does Helen do for Lynley that she has never done before?

5. What is Chris building in Little Venice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Olivia show her anger at Chris after the cat operation?

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

3. How does Havers meet the young girl in chapter eleven?

4. What information does Mollinson give Lynley about the case in this section?

5. Describe Lynley and Havers meeting with Guy Mollinson in this section?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Olivia's dream about the National Front?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What does the novel say about sexuality? In terms of the this theme what does Olivia's prostitution of her herself and the way she teases her father say about sexual repression? In what way is sexual repression often connected with British society?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the Lynley and Helen subplot important to the story? How does the subplot effect Lynley's attitude towards the case? What does this subplot suggest about future books in the Lynley series?

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