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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Gillian reunited at the end of the novel?
(a) Her mother, Tessa.
(b) Her husband, Jonah.
(c) Marsha Fitzalan.
(d) Ezra Farmington.

2. How does Sergeant Barbara Havers respond when she hears Roberta's confession in Chapter 16?
(a) She faints.
(b) She demands that Roberta be set free at once.
(c) She screams.
(d) She vomits.

3. What saint is buried at St. Catherine's Church?
(a) St. Peter.
(b) St. Michael.
(c) St. Cedd.
(d) St. Catherine.

4. What do the toxicology tests on the Teys family dog reveal?
(a) The dog, like William Teys, has sleeping pills in its blood.
(b) The dog ate rotten meat.
(c) The dog died of pneumonia.
(d) The dog was poisoned.

5. Why is Hank Watson in England?
(a) To celebrate his wedding anniversary.
(b) To get married.
(c) To research his family's geneaology.
(d) To attend a convention

6. How many dresses does Stepha Odell say that Roberta Teys owns?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

7. With whom do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers see Nigel Parrish arguing at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Roberta Teys.
(b) Ezra Farmington.
(c) Stepha Odell.
(d) Russell Mowery.

8. What kind of work does Gillian do at Testament House?
(a) She is the chef.
(b) She counsels the teens who come to the house.
(c) She is the parlour maid.
(d) She is the activity director.

9. Why does Sergeant Barbara Havers become upset with Inspector Lynley in Chapter 12?
(a) She's jealous of his romance with Stepha Odell.
(b) She's jealous of his romance with Gillian.
(c) She wants him to love her, not Deborah St. James.
(d) She's jealous of his romance with Olivia Odell.

10. How does Stepha Odell describe Gillian?
(a) A lazy and ungrateful child.
(b) A drug addict.
(c) A wild child.
(d) A hard working young woman.

11. Who is Reverend George Clarence?
(a) The Anglican priest who founded Testament House.
(b) A minister who counsels Sergeant Barbara Havers.
(c) Stepha Odell's new boyfriend.
(d) Olivia Odell's new boyfriend.

12. If Sergeant Barbara Havers can't locate the person Inspector Lynley has asked her to find, what does Lynley threaten to do?
(a) Reduce her salary.
(b) Have her fired from Scotland Yard.
(c) Kick her out of CID and put her back into uniform again.
(d) Have her removed from the William Teys case.

13. Why doesn't Father Hart tell the police about William Teys' abuse of his daughters when he first learns of it?
(a) He believes William Teys when Teys says he's "cured".
(b) He can't violate the sanctity of the confession booth.
(c) He doesn't think anyone will believe him.
(d) He doesn't believe it's actually happening.

14. With whom does Inspector Lynley find Stepha Odell at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Dr. Samuels.
(b) Superintendent Nies.
(c) Richard Gibson.
(d) Nigel Parrish.

15. Whose grave does Father Hart show Inspector Lynley in Chapter 10?
(a) The abandoned baby found at Keldale Abbey 3 years ago.
(b) Tessa Teys.
(c) William Teys.
(d) Paul Odell.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which friend of Inspector Lynley's was Lady Helen Clyde once in love?

2. With what other Keldale villager does Stepha Odell say she and Paul attended college?

3. What instrument does Jonah Clarence play?

4. How many people does Sergeant Barbara Havers find who can testify to ever seeing the person in the photo she is showing around town?

5. What does Sergeant Barbara Havers realize about Inspector Lynley's relationship with Deborah Allancourt-St. James in Chapter 9?

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