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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. During questioning by Lynley and Havers, who does Thorsson say he met with the morning Elena was found murdered?
(a) An undergraduate.
(b) A substitute lecturer.
(c) A graduate student.
(d) A professor.

2. According to the conversation between Anthony and Justine that Glyn overhears, where are they telling people that Elena's body will be buried?
(a) London.
(b) Chesterford.
(c) Devonshire.
(d) Acton.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lennart Thorsson live?

2. When Lynley and Havers go to question Gareth Randolph the morning after questioning the professor, where do Lynley and Havers find Gareth?

3. When Lynley and Havers are questioning Thorsson, what does Lynley take from Thorsson's room?

4. Which of the following activities had Anthony NOT tried as he approached middle age?

5. How many miles did the woman who claims to have seen the murderer run on the morning that Elena was killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Rosalyn jealous of Elena Weaver?

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

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

4. In her house, why does Sarah tell Anthony Weaver that she killed Elena?

5. How does Lynley figure that Sarah Gordon got into Cambridge unseen when she killed Elena Weaver?

6. To get around the petty dispute of the two forensics experts at the Cambridge Constabulary, what does Lynley suggest to the Detective Inspector?

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

8. When questioned by Lynley and Havers about the night before Elena died, what does Lennart Thorsson admit to?

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

10. Why does Glyn Weaver snoop around Anthony's house after Justine goes out for a run?

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