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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who confesses to William Teys' murder?
(a) Teys' oldest daughter, Gillian.
(b) Teys' wife Tessa.
(c) Teys' youngest daughter, Roberta Teys.
(d) Teys' nephew, Richard Gibson.

2. What has the London press dubbed the person responsible for the murders in the train stations?
(a) The Railway Plague.
(b) The Railway Ripper.
(c) The Train Station Strangler.
(d) The Caboose Killer.

3. Why does Sergeant Barbara Havers not want to have dinner where Stepha Odell has booked her and Inspector Lynley in Chapter 9?
(a) She's vegetarian and it doesn't serve vegetarian fare.
(b) Her old boyfriend owns the place.
(c) It's a seafood place and she doesn't like seafood.
(d) She fears feeling out of place among the aristocrats there.

4. Who holds Sergeant Havers and comforts her in Chapter 16 when Roberta Teys' confession reminds her of her own family traumas and upsets her?
(a) Dr. Samuels.
(b) Gillian.
(c) Inspector Lynley.
(d) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.

5. What hangs on the wall of Stepha Odell's business?
(a) Paintings by Ezra Farmington.
(b) Pictures of Paul Odell.
(c) Pictures of William Teys.
(d) Tapestries with biblical scenes on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Inspector Lynley send to get Gillian when the first person he sends has failed in the task?

2. Which relative of William Teys will inherit the Teys family farm?

3. When Bridie Odell cuts her hair, whose hairstyle is she trying to copy?

4. What is Richard Gibson's relationship to William Teys?

5. What do the letters CID stand for in the novel "A Great Deliverance"?

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