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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Deborah Allancourt-St. James feel guilty about doing to Inspector Lynley?
(a) Taking a job he wanted at Scotland Yard.
(b) Writing a negative newspaper article about him.
(c) Causing him to break his leg in a skiing accident.
(d) Hurting him by rejecting him and marrying Simon.

3. What disease does Stepha Odell carry in her genes and fear passing to any children she might have?
(a) Huntington's Disease.
(b) Cystic Fibrosis.
(c) Sickle Cell Anemia.
(d) Diabetes.

4. How does Marsha Fitzalan describe Gillian?
(a) A shy and very quiet young woman.
(b) Energetic, intelligent, and open about her feelings.
(c) Not very bright.
(d) A bully.

5. What does Gillian put under Roberta's pillow before leaving Gembler Farm at age sixteen?
(a) Money.
(b) Her favorite book of poems.
(c) A locket that once belonged to their mother.
(d) A key.

6. 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) None.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Hundreds.

7. Where is the child Stepha Odell bore?
(a) She is buried in St. Catherine's graveyard.
(b) She is living in London with Stepha's old friend Susan.
(c) She is in an institution for handicapped children.
(d) A family in another town has adopted her.

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

9. How does Father Hart describe his relationship with William Teys?
(a) William was his greatest enemy.
(b) William was like a son to him.
(c) William was his best friend.
(d) William was the church's most generous donor.

10. What does Bridie Odell tell Inspector Lynley that she hates?
(a) Tatoos.
(b) School.
(c) Spinach.
(d) Big dogs.

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

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

13. How does Paul Odell die?
(a) He commits suicide after developing Huntington's disease.
(b) He is murdered by Olivia Odell.
(c) He drowns in a boating accident.
(d) He is killed in an airplane crash.

14. 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) Deborah Allancourt-St. James.
(c) Mrs. Burton-Thomas.
(d) Hank and JoJo Watson.

15. 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) Kick her out of CID and put her back into uniform again.
(c) Have her fired from Scotland Yard.
(d) Have her removed from the William Teys case.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves Sergeant Havers' brother Tony alone in the hospital while he dies?

2. How does Father Hart describe Gillian?

3. Why doesn't Denton line Inspector Lynley's chest of drawers with newspaper?

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

5. What is Nigel Parrish's alibi for the night of William Teys' death?

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