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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the professor from the jazz concert characterize Elena just before Lynley leaves?
(a) Loving.
(b) Introspective.
(c) Intriguing.
(d) Angry.

2. What is the name of the person that Mrs. Havers mistaken her caregiver for?
(a) Danica.
(b) Denise.
(c) Danielle.
(d) Doris.

3. On the way to the car after questioning Gareth Randolph, who do Lynley and Havers meet?
(a) Rosalyn.
(b) Melinda.
(c) Amy.
(d) Randie.

4. What is the name of the dog that found the second body discovered in the story?
(a) Samson.
(b) Spot.
(c) Spike.
(d) Shasta.

5. What kind of car does Lynley drive?
(a) A Lexus.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Mini.
(d) A Bentley.

6. After the scuffle in Sarah Gordon's home when Lynley bursts in, who gets shot?
(a) Anthony Weaver.
(b) Thomas Lynley.
(c) Sarah Gordon.
(d) Barbara Havers.

7. Who does Glyn not want to attend Elena's funeral?
(a) Sarah Gordon.
(b) Helen Clyde.
(c) Lennart Thorsson.
(d) Justine Weaver.

8. How did Elena make Adam feel when they first met at the history faculty's party?
(a) Lucky.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Unworthy.
(d) Special.

9. What is the position at the university of the person who approaches Havers and Lynley to provide an alibi for Lennart for the morning when Elena was killed?
(a) A graduate student.
(b) An undergraduate student.
(c) A faculty member.
(d) A college administrator.

10. Who is Simon Allcourt-St. James?
(a) A police investigator.
(b) A crime lab technician.
(c) A forensic expert.
(d) An insurance investigator.

11. What kind of car does Lennart Thorsson drive?
(a) A Lexus.
(b) A Triumph.
(c) A Mercedes.
(d) A BMW.

12. When Lynley and Havers go to question Gareth Randolph the morning after questioning the professor, where do Lynley and Havers find Gareth?
(a) In the street.
(b) In the lecture hall.
(c) In the chapel.
(d) In the dining hall.

13. While Lynley and Havers are at the Cambridge Constabulary, another body is discovered. Where is the body found?
(a) Madingley.
(b) Pleasance.
(c) Acton.
(d) Ivy Court.

14. Where does Pen take the ruined canvas that Lynley brings to show her?
(a) The Allcourt St. James.
(b) The Art Museum.
(c) The Mathilda.
(d) The Fitzwilliam.

15. When Anthony Weaver finally returns home after the shooting at the Gordon home, who meets Anthony at the front door?
(a) Susan.
(b) Glyn.
(c) Justine.
(d) Barbara.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the outside forensic expert, how many times had Elena been struck by her murderer?

2. At the time of Elena's murder, how long have Anthony and Justine been married?

3. When Havers suggests to Lynley to have her reassigned and ask someone else to assist Lynley with the case, who does Havers suggest Lynley get to help him?

4. When Barbara returns home and her mother's caregiver tells Barbara that she and Barbara's mother had a "scuffle," who had Mrs. Havers mistaken her caregiver for?

5. Who finds the second body discovered in the story?

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