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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of accident is Royston in that forces him to borrow money from Harris to make it right?
(a) A bicycle accident.
(b) A boating accident.
(c) A plane crash.
(d) A car accident.

2. How is the murder victim in this novel killed?
(a) With a shotgun blast to the face.
(b) With a gunshot to the breast.
(c) With a poison.
(d) With a knife.

3. Who is Colonel Harris?
(a) A supervisor at Scotland Yard.
(b) The husband of Lettice Wood.
(c) A wealthy gentleman who is murdered.
(d) A poor veteran of World War I.

4. Who does Rutledge learn was engaged to Wilton during the war?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Mrs. Davanent.
(c) Helena Sommers.
(d) Catherine Tarrant.

5. Who owns the house where the Sommers sisters live?
(a) Captain Wilton.
(b) A family called Warren.
(c) Colonel Harris.
(d) A family called Haldanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answers the door when Rutledge arrives at Helena Sommers' cottage in Chapter 7?

2. What caused the death of Catherine Tarrant's German lover?

3. Does the doctor think Hickam will be able to provide helpful information in the investigation?

4. What does Mrs. Davenant have to say about the murder victim in Chapter 3?

5. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died in the Boer War?

(see the answer key)

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