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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 game does Stan want to play with Jimmy?
(a) Golf.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Football.

2. What career did Olivia move into after her father died?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Drug dealing.
(c) Bookselling.
(d) Filmmaking.

3. How does Jimmy almost die?
(a) He almost drowns in a river.
(b) He almost gets runover.
(c) He tries to hang himself.
(d) He crashes his car.

4. Who does Ken move in with when he returns to London?
(a) Gabriella.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Jean.

5. Who does the tabloid speculate that Kenneth is having an affair with?
(a) Chris.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Gabriella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Olivia say she visited the night of Kenneth's death?

2. How does Gabriella say Mrs. Whitlaw would have felt about her breakup with Kenneth?

3. Who does Guy say he and Ken were arguing over?

4. Why does Max think it would be a good idea if Olivia told Miriam about her illness?

5. What does Jimmy twist about like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Gariella give Lynley about the case?

2. How does Jimmy react when Lynley finally gets to him?

3. Describe Olivia's dream about the National Front?

4. How the author describe Hadiya's father?

5. How does Havers meet the young girl in chapter eleven?

6. What does Nkata uncover about Chris's alibi?

7. How did Olivia's relationship with Chris and Miriam's relationship with Kenneth mirror one another?

8. Why did Olivia decide to get back in contact with her mother?

9. What runs through Lynley's mind as he tries to get to Jimmy?

10. Why is it easy to believe that Jimmy could have killed his own father?

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