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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: The Clunch Pit, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mr. Lorrimer, for what does his son live?
(a) God.
(b) Work.
(c) His social activities in London.
(d) His sister.

2. Why is Howarth upset with Lorrimer?
(a) That he is so unfriendly.
(b) That he is lazy.
(c) That he is involved with his sister.
(d) That he is sloppy in his work.

3. What is Susan Bradley doing when she is introduced to the readers?
(a) She is asleep.
(b) She is waking up to breast-feed her new baby.
(c) She is in the shower.
(d) She is cooking breakfast.

4. What does Middlemass fail to tell Dalgliesh?
(a) That Middlemass had fought with Dr. Lorrimer on other occasions.
(b) About the phone call from Susan Bradley.
(c) That Dr. Lorrimer was hostile to Easterbrook.
(d) About the fact that Dr. Lorrimer fell apart on the stand in the last trial.

5. Why does Stella hire Angela?
(a) To train Stella's dog.
(b) To take care of the cottage grounds.
(c) To clean house.
(d) To help Stella type.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angela call Stella Mawson?

2. What does Mercer do?

3. Who cleans up after the meeting with the senior scientists?

4. What does Easterbrook say about the two hairs Dalgliesh asks her to examine?

5. How do Brenda's parents feel about her job?

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