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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs Hawthorn Lodge?

2. By Chapter 10, who does Havers believe is the prime suspect in Elena's murder?

3. As the story opens, what is the character who has come to Sheep's Green to draw sketching?

4. According to Randie Webberly, who is Anthony Weaver's graduate assistant?

5. Whose family came into a great deal of money when a great uncle died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Glyn want an open casket public viewing of Elena's body?

2. As the story opens and Elena is running, why is she running alone?

3. Why did Anthony Weaver's assistant start working for Weaver?

4. What is a Ceephone?

5. What does the preliminary report into Elena's murder state?

6. Why is Lynley suspicious of Sarah Gordon even though her alibi checked out?

7. According to Chapter 7, what does Pen feel oppressed by?

8. According to the New Scotland Yard's Superintendent, who contacts the New Scotland Yard to request assistance in the investigation into Elena's murder?

9. When Lynley reaches the crime scene, what do the local men in the workshop repairing boats believe about the ongoing investigation?

10. How is Sarah Gordon's alibi confirmed for the day Elena was killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two police officers' similarities facilitate the plot's development and move the story forward.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Adam Jenn and Gareth Randolph.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their personal and professional lives?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses?

c. Looking forward, how might being involved with Elena have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, there are several situations where a character's life is in danger.

a. Identify at least three instances where one of the characters is in danger. Describe the situation and how the character escapes from danger.

b. Compare the dangerous situations in which others are attempting to harm your identified characters. What is the motivation in each of these situations to do harm?

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