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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 kind of clients did Olivia like to keep?

2. How does Jimmy react when the police show up?

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

4. What does Jimmy take from the potting shed?

5. Why does Lynley's boss threaten to take him off the case?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jimmy react when Lynley finally gets to him?

3. How the author describe Hadiya's father?

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

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

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

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

8. What new information does Lynley find out from Miriam in Chapter 18?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How has Jean and Kenneth's difficult marriage effect Jimmy? Why does their relationship make it easy to believe Jimmy's confession of murder?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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