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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who is killed over a dispute about ownership of a garnet necklace?
(a) A middle-aged secretary.
(b) A duchess.
(c) An elderly gypsy woman.
(d) An aging actress.

2. Why is Chief Inspector Nies angry with his superior officer, Chief Constable Kerridge?
(a) Kerridge denies him a promotion.
(b) Kerridge owes him money from a poker game.
(c) Kerridge makes him free an accused murderer.
(d) Kerridge steals his girlfriend.

3. To what city is Father Hart traveling by train in the novel's opening scene?
(a) London.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) Liverpool.

4. Who is Dr. Samuels?
(a) Paul Odell's doctor.
(b) Jimmy Havers' doctor.
(c) A history professor who once taught Gillian.
(d) Roberta Teys' psychiatrist at the asylum.

5. With whom does Stepha Odell suspect that Roberta has been in love?
(a) Nigel Parrish.
(b) Paul Odell.
(c) Ezra Farmington.
(d) Russel Mowery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the treatment of Roberta Teys upsets Inspector Lynley in Chapter 6?

2. What is Jimmy Havers' relationship to Sergeant Barbara Havers?

3. What is Jonah Clarence's profession?

4. Who is arrested for the murder over the garnet necklace?

5. What evidence is lacking at the scene of William Teys' murder?

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