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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. Why is evidence of Gillian's existence destroyed by her father?

2. What is given to Roberta Teys in her father's will?

3. Why does Sergeant Barbara Havers think she has been chosen to work with Lynley on the investigation of the murder of William Teys?

4. What food does Lady Helen Clyde offer Sergeant Barbara Havers in Chapter 2?

5. What color hair does Stepha Odell have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers surprised to find a library filled with books at Gembler Farm?

2. Who are Olivia and Bridie Odell and what is their relationship to William Teys?

3. Why is Sergeant Barbara Havers put "back in uniform" eight month before the Teys murder?

4. What experience has Danny, the maid at Keldale Hall, had with a crying baby at Keldate Abbey?

5. Why does Father Hart believe Roberta Teys did not kill her father despite her confession that she did?

6. How do Superintendent Malcolm Webberly's marriage and career compare to those of his supervisor, Sir David Hillier?

7. 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?

8. Who is in the mysterious photograph that Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers find at Gembler Farm and why was this person cut out of the other Teys family photographs?

9. In Chapter 6, what relevance does the quote Lynley reads from the biblical story of Joseph about Joseph saving his brothers' lives by a great deliverance have to the Teys family?

10. 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?

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

Compare and contrast the antagonists that Inspector Lynley encounters in the novel: Richard Gibson, Roberta Teys, and Chief Inspector Nies. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the element of humor in "A Great Deliverance". Give at least three examples of humor from the novel and discuss both the techniques Elizabeth George uses to convey humor in the novel and what you think she is trying to achieve through her use of humor.

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