View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Anthony Weaver returns home from the Gordon home, he "finishes things." What does Anthony do?
(a) Pack his bags.
(b) Finish Elena's portraits.
(c) Destroy his paintings.
(d) Drives Glyn to the airport.

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

3. When Lynley arrives at Sarah Gordon's house and sees whose car is in the driveway, who does Lynley have Havers call?
(a) Sheehan.
(b) Weaver.
(c) St. James.
(d) Cuff.

4. While being questioned by Lynley and Havers, how did Gareth communicate with the police officers?
(a) Via an interpreter.
(b) Via Ceephone.
(c) Via pencil and paper.
(d) Via computer.

5. After the scuffle in Sarah Gordon's home when Lynley bursts in, who actually fires the gun?
(a) Anthony Weaver.
(b) Thomas Lynley.
(c) Barbara Havers.
(d) Sarah Gordon.

6. Where does Lennart Thorsson live?
(a) On Trinity Passage.
(b) On Ashwood Court.
(c) On Hinton Street.
(d) On Fulborn Road.

7. Where are Havers and Lynley when someone approaches them to provide an alibi for Lennart for the morning when Elena was killed?
(a) The Ivy Court.
(b) The Cambridge chapel.
(c) Robinson Crusoe's Island.
(d) The Bliss Tea Room.

8. After Lynley arrives at Sarah Gordon's house and sends Havers to make a phone call, who does Lynley see approaching him on the street?
(a) Anthony Weaver.
(b) Victor Troughton.
(c) Norman Davies.
(d) Lennart Thorsson.

9. Which of the following activities had Anthony NOT tried as he approached middle age?
(a) Running.
(b) Cycling.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Swimming.

10. While being questioned by Lynley and Havers, how many times goes Gareth Randolph admit to having sex with Elena?
(a) Two times.
(b) Three times.
(c) One time.
(d) Four times.

11. Who approaches Havers and Lynley to provide an alibi for Lennart for the morning when Elena was killed?
(a) Amy Madingley.
(b) Catherine Meadows.
(c) Donald Drake.
(d) Shannon Michaels.

12. Who are the forensic experts for the Cambridge Constabulary?
(a) Madingley and Pleasance.
(b) Drake and Pleasance.
(c) Drake and Sheehan.
(d) Madingley and Sheehan.

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

14. What was the occupation of the second victim?
(a) An attorney.
(b) A forensic expert.
(c) A graduate student.
(d) A professional athlete.

15. What kind of car does Barbara Havers drive?
(a) An old Beetle.
(b) An old Ford.
(c) An old Mini.
(d) An Oldsmobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the second murder victim from?

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

3. How does the professor from the jazz concert characterize Elena just before Lynley leaves?

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. Which of Lynley's suspects is proven to have known both murder victims in Chapter 20?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 467 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample