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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is on the ruined painting that Lynley and Pen discover with the photographs?
(a) Weaver.
(b) James.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Elena.

2. At the time of Elena's murder, how long have Anthony and Justine been married?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

4. Who cares for Mrs. Havers when Barbara is at work?
(a) Mrs. Flo.
(b) Mrs. Sheehan.
(c) Mrs. Gustafson.
(d) Mrs. Weaver.

5. When Lynley and Helen attend the jazz concert, who is playing?
(a) Randie Webberly.
(b) Victor Troughton.
(c) Adam Jenn.
(d) Anthony Weaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the second victim killed?

2. When Lynley and Helen attend the jazz concert, the younger of the two men playing a game issues a challenge to a professor. Who is the challenge issued to?

3. According to the woman who claims to have seen Elena's murderer, what was the woman wearing when she was seen by the murderer?

4. Who does not go to the crime scene where the second body is discovered?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. After learning that his assumption about the father of Elena's baby is incorrect, what is Anthony Weaver's response?

2. According to the professor that Lynley meets at the jazz concert, why was the professor having an affair with Elena?

3. What type of scholar was the second murder victim?

4. According to the professor that Lynley meets at the jazz concert, why did Elena sleep with the professor?

5. What is a muller?

6. While questioning Gareth Randolph, what do both Lynley and Havers notice about Gareth?

7. Describe the second murder victim found in the story.

8. According to Gareth Randolph, how did Elena respond when Gareth told her that he loved her?

9. When questioned by Lynley after leaving the jazz concert, what does the professor admit to?

10. How does Pen discover what had originally been on the destroyed canvas that Glyn Weaver gave to Lynley?

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