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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who brings Inspector Lynley a carton containing evidence from the William Teys murder?
(a) Superintendent Nies.
(b) Ezra Farmington.
(c) Gillian.
(d) Sir David Hillier.

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

3. In Chapter 12, who does Inspector Lynley give Sergeant Barbara Havers three hours to find?
(a) Tessa Teys.
(b) Russell Mowery.
(c) Gillian.
(d) Nigel Parrish.

4. With what does Roberta Teys line her chest of drawers?
(a) Empty potato chip bags.
(b) Lavender sachets.
(c) Worn towels.
(d) Ads from the newspaper's personal column.

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?
(a) JoJo Watson.
(b) Madeline Gibson.
(c) Stepha Odell.
(d) Gillian.

6. With whom does Richard Gibson say he was having a romantic relationship when he left Keldale at age nineteen?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Stepha Odell.
(c) Gillian.
(d) Olivia Odell.

7. Why doesn't Ezra Farmington think he can paint any more?
(a) His heart is broken beause Stepha Odell has rejected him.
(b) A scathing review from an art critic has devastated him.
(c) He has arthritis in his hands and painting is too painful now.
(d) He has lost his interest in painting after Paul Odell's death.

8. Who does the forensic tests on the Teys family dog in Chapter 12?
(a) Superintendent Nies.
(b) Officer MacPherson.
(c) Superintendent Webberly.
(d) Simon Allancourt-St. James.

9. What is the relationship between Stepha Odell and Paul Odell?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) Stepha is Paul's twin sister.
(c) They are husband and wife.
(d) Paul is Stepha's uncle.

10. Who does Inspector Lynley send ahead of Gillian to pave the way for Gillian's reunion at the end of the novel?
(a) Richard Gibson.
(b) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.
(c) Sergeant Barbara Havers.
(d) Lady Helen Clyde.

11. What does Father Hart credit the saint buried at St. Catherine's Church with saving in the Keldale community?
(a) The church building when it was threatened with fire.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) The well that provides the community with water.
(d) The children during a smallpox epidemic.

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

13. What is Nigel Parrish's alibi for the night of William Teys' death?
(a) He was with his girlfriend Hannah.
(b) He was in church at St. Catherine's.
(c) He was asleep.
(d) He was home alone playing music.

14. Who watches via a two-way mirror while Gillian and Roberta are reunited?
(a) Superintendent Nies and Inspector Lynley.
(b) Inspector Lynley, Sergeant Havers, Lady Helen, and Jonah.
(c) Superintendent Webberly and Tessa Mowery.
(d) Tessa Mowery.

15. At what age does Gillian leave home?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Inspector Lynley find Stepha Odell at the end of Chapter 14?

2. Which character in the novel stutters?

3. What does Hank Watson do for a living?

4. If Sergeant Barbara Havers can't locate the person Inspector Lynley has asked her to find, what does Lynley threaten to do?

5. Why does Stepha Odell think Olivia Odell wanted to marry William Teys?

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