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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. To what organization is Father Hart traveling?
2. Which of the following is not a statement Father Hart uses to describe himself in the opening scene when imagining how the woman seated next to him perceives him?
3. What is the relationship between Lady Helen Clyde and Inspector Lynley?
4. What aristocratic title does Inspector Lynley hold?
5. Where do Simon Allcourt-St. James and his new bride stay during their honeymoon?
Short Essay Questions
1. From whose wedding does Sergeant Barbara Havers retrieve Inspector Lynley for a meeting with their superiors at Scotland Yard, and what evidence is there that there is tension between Lynley and the bride and groom?
2. What happens when Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Havers' visit with Roberta Teys in Chapter 8, and how do these events alter Havers' opinion of Lynley?
3. What disagreement between police officers Nies and Kerridge results in Father Hart traveling to London?
4. Who is Lady Helen Clyde?
5. What kind of figurative language does Elizabeth George use in the first two chapters of "A Great Deliverance", and what purpose does figurative language serve in the novel?
6. Who is the Railway Ripper and what crimes is he or she committing?
7. To whom has a shrine been built at Gembler Farm, and why is this shrine a red herring?
8. What is Sergeant Barbara Havers' opinion of Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley?
9. How do Superintendent Malcolm Webberly's marriage and career compare to those of his supervisor, Sir David Hillier?
10. How long has Russell Mowrey been missing and what is significance about the date on which he disappeared?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Inspector Lynley's relationships with Deborah Allcourt-St. James, Stepha Odell and Sergeant Barbara Havers. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast any three of the following secondary characters in the novel: Lady Helen Clyde, Stepha Odell, Jimmy Havers, Ezra Farmington, Mrs. Burton-Thomas, Richard Gibson, and Nigel Parrish. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Sergeant Barbara Havers and Inspector Lynley. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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