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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jimmy Havers' relationship to Sergeant Barbara Havers?
(a) Jimmy is Barbara's grandfather.
(b) Jimmy is Barbara's son.
(c) Jimmy is Barbara's husband.
(d) Jimmy is Barbara's father.

2. What is the relationship between Simon Allcourt-St. James and Inspector Lynley?
(a) They're best friends.
(b) They're enemies.
(c) They're stepbrothers.
(d) They're cousins.

3. As the book opens, how many murders have occurred around London train stations in the last five weeks?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Thirteen.

4. Why is evidence of Gillian's existence destroyed by her father?
(a) Gillian is in hiding from the police.
(b) Gillian is illegitimate.
(c) Gillian was wild and has run away, infuriating her father.
(d) Gillian is not William Teys' child.

5. What color hair does Stepha Odell have?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

6. How old is Father Hart?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Thirty-one.

7. Which of the following statements does not describe Richard Gibson?
(a) Six and a half feet tall.
(b) Bull-necked with the thick limbs of a labourer.
(c) Missing two front teeth.
(d) Black hair, brown eyes, and swarthy skin.

8. In Chapter 2, what event is Lynley attending when Sergeant Havers must summon him back to London for a meeting with their superiors?
(a) His niece's baptism.
(b) Simon Allancourt-St. James' wedding.
(c) Lady Helen Clyde's birthday party.
(d) His father's retirement party.

9. From what disease does Jimmy Havers suffer?
(a) Emphysema.
(b) Osteoarthritis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Alzheimer's.

10. What is Stepha Odell's relationship to Olivia Odell, William Teys' fiancée?
(a) Stepha is Olivia's sister.
(b) Stepha is Olivia's mother.
(c) Stepha is Olivia's daughter.
(d) Stepha is Olivia's sister-in-law.

11. Who is Danny?
(a) Inspector Lynley's adopted son.
(b) Sergeant Barbara Havers' brother.
(c) The maid at Keldale Hall.
(d) The Teys family dog.

12. Which of the following is not a statement Father Hart uses to describe himself in the opening scene when imagining how the woman seated next to him perceives him?
(a) A toast crumb on his mouth.
(b) A handsome older man.
(c) Three cuts on his face from shaving.
(d) Wearing an old suit mended at the elbows and cuffs.

13. What food served at the Dove and Whistle pub reminds Sergeant Barbara Havers of her family's squalid home?
(a) Chicken and peas.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Shepherd's pie.
(d) Mashed potatoes.

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

15. Why are Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers surprised to find a well-stocked library at the Teys farm?
(a) Stepha Odell says Roberta had no books to read at home.
(b) William Teys allows no books but the Bible for his family.
(c) Father Hart and William Teys burn non-bibical books.
(d) The Teys family is illiterate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Hank and JoJo Watson?

2. In Chapter 8, how long has Russell Mowrey been missing?

3. What food does Lady Helen Clyde offer Sergeant Barbara Havers in Chapter 2?

4. What is the first name of Richard Gibson's wife?

5. What business does Stepha Odell own and operate?

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