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

2. When Anthony Weaver finally returns home after the shooting at the Gordon home, who meets Anthony at the front door?

3. After leaving Thorsson, who do Lynley and Havers meet with at the Cambridge Constabulary to discuss the investigation?

4. According to what Sarah tells Anthony, why did Sarah murder Elena?

5. During questioning by Lynley and Havers, who does Thorsson say he met with the morning Elena was found murdered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ties the two murder victims together?

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

3. Why does Melinda decide that she and Rosalyn need to leave Cambridge?

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

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

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

7. When Sarah tells Anthony why she killed Elena, how does Anthony respond?

8. After taking Gareth Randolph's possessions to the police station, Lynley returns to the Weaver home. Why does Glyn believe Lynley is at the Weaver home?

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

10. When Rosalyn talks to Gareth, what can Rosalyn tell about Gareth Randolph?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are two characters introduced in the story who are murdered. Identify these two women and then compare their murders. Be sure to indicate where each character died, how each character died, who was responsible for each character's death, and what impact on the overall plot each character's death had. What could have or should have been learned from each of these deaths by the other characters?

Essay Topic 2

George uses this story to examine the role that truth plays in our daily lives. Examine the author's beliefs through her storytelling. Why would the author choose this story to overlay his demonstration of the consequences realized when the truth is distorted or hidden? What did you learn from the author's discussion on truth? What other avenues, if any, could the author have used to express her beliefs? Would those avenues have been as effective as the story?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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