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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Lady Helen Clyde want Inspector Lynley to talk with her about seeing Deborah Allancourt-St. James?
(a) She is in love with Deborah's husband, Simon.
(b) She wants Lynley to love her instead of Deborah.
(c) She hates Deborah.
(d) She wants to discuss the William Teys case instead.

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

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

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?
(a) Russell Mowery's.
(b) Nigel Parrish's.
(c) Gillian's.
(d) Ezra Farmington's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, who does Inspector Lynley give Sergeant Barbara Havers three hours to find?

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

3. What does Hank Watson do for a living?

4. What is Roberta Teys' family nickname?

5. Whose grave does Father Hart show Inspector Lynley in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the book draws to a close, who is revealed as the murderer of William Teys, and what is the motivation for Teys' death?

2. What role does Lady Helen Clyde play in reuniting Gillian and Roberta?

3. Of what trauma in Sergeant Barbara Havers' own family life do the revelations about Gillian and Roberta's suffering at the hands of their father arouse memories?

4. Where does Gillian get her alias Nell Graham and what relevance does the fictional Helen Graham have to Gillian?

5. What forensic evidence is found in the blood of Whiskers, the Teys family dog, and how does this evidence relate to the murder of William Teys?

6. About what does Inspector Lynley confront Father Hart in Chapter 16, and how does the priest respond during the confrontation?

7. Why is Sergeant Havers so happy when Inspector Lynley sends her to London after Gillian Teys by herself?

8. What happens when Deborah Allancourt-St. James and Inspector Lynley meet in the graveyard in Chapter 10?

9. What descriptions do Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Havers receive from the villagers about Gillian Teys and are this descriptions consistent?

10. With whom is Gillian Teys reunited at the end of the novel and who brings about the reunion?

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