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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 Father Hart credit the saint buried at St. Catherine's Church with saving in the Keldale community?
2. What is Jonah Clarence's relationship with Gillian?
3. Why doesn't anyone realize Roberta is pregnant before she gives birth?
4. What does the blood spatter found on Roberta Teys' clothing indicate about the murder of William Teys?
5. Who is Nell Graham?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the story Bridie Odell tells Inspector Lynley in Chapter 10 about William Teys spending so much time with her indicate?
2. 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?
3. How does Deborah Allancourt-St. James feel about Inspector Lynley?
4. About what does Inspector Lynley confront Father Hart in Chapter 16, and how does the priest respond during the confrontation?
5. What does Deborah Allancourt-St. James' father do for a living and how does his profession match the image Sergeant Barbara Havers has of Inspector Lynley?
6. Where does Gillian get her alias Nell Graham and what relevance does the fictional Helen Graham have to Gillian?
7. Whose child does the baby that died at Keldale Abbey three years earlier turn out to be?
8. How does Mrs. Burton-Thomas dress for dinner in Chapter 9?
9. What is Marsha Fitzalan's relationship to Tessa Teys and her daughters Gillian and Roberta?
10. At the beginning of Chapter 10, who does Superintendent Nies believe is responsible for William Teys' murder and how cooperative does he intend to be with Inspector Lynley's investigation of the case?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Inspector Tommy Lynley is the protagonist of the novel. He's also the 8th Earl of Asherton. Discuss the character of Lynley and his role as protagonist. What are his character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder him during the story? How do you think his aristocratic background affects his ability to solve the novel's mysteries? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the legend of the crying baby at Keldale Abbey from the time of Cromwell's raiders through the present. How does the legend help the cover up of the murder of Roberta Teys' infant? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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