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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 racist name the National Front group calls Lloyd George?

2. Where do Chris and Olivia rescue a group of cats from?

3. What wakes Olivia up after she falls asleep waiting for her mother to return?

4. What is the name of the village the footprints lead to?

5. What political group does Olivia dream about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lynley take Jimmy to New Scotland Yard?

2. What new information do the police find out about Chris and Olivia in Chapter 16?

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

4. How does Lynley act during his dinner with Havers?

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

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

7. How did Olivia's relationship with Chris and Miriam's relationship with Kenneth mirror one another?

8. What runs through Lynley's mind as he tries to get to Jimmy?

9. How the author describe Hadiya's father?

10. How does Lynley react when Jimmy falls into the river?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In what does Olivia's relationship with Chris parallel her mother's relationship with Kenneth? What does this parallel say about the relationship between mother and daughter?

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