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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Middlemass do to Dr. Lorrimer?
(a) Tell him to leave Brenda alone.
(b) Give him the wrong documents and embarrass him.
(c) Fire him.
(d) Punch him in the face.

2. What do the detectives think about Mrs. Bidwell's version of the fight between Middlemass and Lorrimer?
(a) That the fight was over Domenica.
(b) That it did not take place at all.
(c) They are unsure about of the story is accurate.
(d) That it is a figment of Mrs. Bidwell's amble imagination.

3. What action is Cliff considering?
(a) Divorcing Susan.
(b) Killing his mother-in-law.
(c) Resigning his job.
(d) Killing Dr. Lorrimer.

4. What does the caller tell Mrs. Bidwell early in the morning?
(a) That her husband is in the hospital.
(b) That her son was ill and she needs to go to London.
(c) Not to come in to work at the lab that morning.
(d) That the person who gives her a ride to work is unable to pick her up.

5. What is in the lab that is likely the murder weapon?
(a) A bloody dissection knife.
(b) A noose lying on the counter.
(c) Nothing that Dalgliesh can see.
(d) A bloody mallet.

6. What does Middlemass emphasis in his responses to Dalgliesh?
(a) The story of Middlemass's nephew and Dr. Lorrimer.
(b) The story of Middlemass's son and Dr. Lorrimer.
(c) Middlemass's dislike of Dr. Lorrimer.
(d) The story of Middlemass's wife and Dr. Lorrimer.

7. What encounter does Blakelock describe to Dalgliesh?
(a) Between Dr. Lorrimer and Howarth.
(b) Between Dr. Lorrimer and Middlemass.
(c) Between Dr. Lorrimer and Pridmore.
(d) Between Dr. Lorrimer and Nan Kerrison.

8. Who from Scotland Yard is assigned to come to Chevisham to investigate a murder?
(a) Freeborn.
(b) Massingham since Dalgliesh is out of town.
(c) Adam Dalgliesh and Massingham.
(d) No one; it is not their jurisdiction.

9. About what does Howarth have a conference with Dr. Lorrimer?
(a) Cliff Bradley's evaluation.
(b) Training Angela Foley to keep the lab reports up to date.
(c) Training Brenda Pridmore to create stains.
(d) The sloppy lab procedures.

10. Who is Maxim Howarth?
(a) The newly-appointed Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory.
(b) A detective from Scotland Yard.
(c) The investigator on the young woman's murder case.
(d) A police officer.

11. What does Mercer do?
(a) Tells Dalgliesh his agency is out of order for coming in on the case.
(b) Confirms arrangements for police guards and the packaging of evidence to go the Scotland Yard.
(c) Requests to stay on the case.
(d) Lies about his whereabouts the night before.

12. What does Mercer do after offering Dalgliesh assistance?
(a) Resigns.
(b) Calls his supervisor.
(c) Goes back to continue questioning Hoggatt's staff.
(d) Leaves Hoggatt's lab.

13. Who is entering the lab as Dr. Lorrimer is being removed?
(a) Angela Foley.
(b) Dr. Lorrimer's father.
(c) No one.
(d) Mrs. Bidwell.

14. What important piece of information does Dalgliesh learn from his first interviewee?`
(a) That Dr. Lorrimer was planning to resign.
(b) That Dr. Lorrimer had a date the night before.
(c) That Dr. Lorrimer hated Domenica.
(d) That someone has torn a page out of Dr. Lorrimer's notebook.

15. What does Dalgliesh want to be recovered in the bathroom sink?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A ring.
(c) Some hairs.
(d) Vomit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Middlemass fail to tell Dalgliesh?

2. What is missing that belonged to Middlemass's deceased father?

3. What does Nell do with the candle?

4. Who witnesses the exchange between Middlemass and Lorrimer?

5. What does Detective-Inspector Doyle believe is a good investment?

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