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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Jimmy Havers sneak over to Mr. Patel's convenience store to purchase?
2. Who confesses to William Teys' murder?
3. Why has Sergeant Barbara Havers been demoted from CID and put back into uniform?
4. What do the letters CID stand for in the novel "A Great Deliverance"?
5. Where does Inspector Lynley think he has seen Russell Mowrey?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Sergeant Barbara Havers put "back in uniform" eight month before the Teys murder?
2. Who are Olivia and Bridie Odell and what is their relationship to William Teys?
3. In the book's opening scene, how does Father Hart imagine that the old woman sitting across from him on the train perceives him?
4. To whom has a shrine been built at Gembler Farm, and why is this shrine a red herring?
5. Why are Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers surprised to find a library filled with books at Gembler Farm?
6. Why does Father Hart believe Roberta Teys did not kill her father despite her confession that she did?
7. Who is Harry Houseman and what does he reveal to Inspector Lynley?
8. Why does Inspector Lynley feel guilty about the permanent crippling of his close friend Simon Allancourt-St. James?
9. Who is the Railway Ripper and what crimes is he or she committing?
10. What does Sergeant Barbara Havers look like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Father Hart and Jonah Clarence and their response to the trauma in the Teys family. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
A number of characters in "A Great Deliverance" have secrets. Discuss the novel's motif of secrets. Cite examples form the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
A number of red herrings appear in "A Great Deliverance". Discuss at least three examples of red herrings from the novel.
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