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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where does Stepha Odell book Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers for dinner?
(a) The Dove and Whistle pub.
(b) Lowgate Manor.
(c) St. Catherine's tea shop.
(d) Keldale Hall.

2. How long has Gillian been married?
(a) One year.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Two years.
(d) One month.

3. Who does Inspector Lynley unexpectedly meet when he goes to the graveyard at St. Catherine's Church to take a walk?
(a) Olivia Odell.
(b) Hank and JoJo Watson.
(c) Deborah Allancourt-St. James.
(d) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.

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

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

6. With whom does Inspector Lynley have a brief romance in Chapter 12?
(a) Stepha Odell.
(b) Sergeant Barbara Havers.
(c) Gillian.
(d) Olivia Odell.

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

8. With what other Keldale villager does Stepha Odell say she and Paul attended college?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Tessa Teys.
(c) Gillian.
(d) Nigel Parrish.

9. Who does Inspector Lynley send to get Gillian when the first person he sends has failed in the task?
(a) Deborah Allancourt-St. James.
(b) Lady Helen Clyde.
(c) Stepha Odell.
(d) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.

10. How does Gillian wear her hair when Jonah Clarence first meets her?
(a) Cut very short.
(b) In a pony tail.
(c) In a chignon.
(d) In two long braids.

11. Which character in the novel stutters?
(a) Hank Watson.
(b) Roberta Teys.
(c) Constable Gabriel Langston.
(d) Sergeant Barbara Havers.

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

13. How many people does Sergeant Barbara Havers find who can testify to ever seeing the person in the photo she is showing around town?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Dozens.
(d) None.

14. Who kills Roberta's baby?
(a) Ezra Farmington.
(b) Gillian.
(c) William Teys.
(d) Roberta.

15. What is Russell Mowery's ultimate fate?
(a) He is jailed for William Teys' murder.
(b) He is arrested for burglary and imprisoned.
(c) He is caught with another woman and arrested for bigamy.
(d) He's killed by the Railway Ripper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plants does Gillian keep in the front window of her home?

2. What profession does Marsha Fitzalan tell Inspector Lynley that Gillian wanted to enter?

3. Who is Nell Graham?

4. Whose photograph does Inspector Lynley ask Sergeant Barbara Havers to take around town to see if the person was in town at the time of William Teys' murder?

5. When Inspector Lynley visits Ezra Farmington in Chapter 13, who is the subject of the drawings and sketches scattered across Farmington's living room?

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