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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item in Mavers' house does Hamish find for Rutledge in Chapter 5?
(a) A knife.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A canister of poison.

2. Who does Davies say is a spineless coward in Chapter 2?
(a) Hickam.
(b) Carfield.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Harris.

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

4. Who is Ian Rutledge?
(a) Supervisor for Scotland Yard.
(b) Inspector for Scotland Yard.
(c) Murder victim.
(d) German soldier.

5. Where did the murder that will be investigated in this novel take place?
(a) York, England.
(b) Weltonshire, England.
(c) Warwickshire, England.
(d) East Hampton, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rutledge learn was engaged to Wilton during the war?

2. Why did a mob try to lynch Mavers in Chapter 5?

3. Who or what was the Victoria Cross named for?

4. Where is Scotland Yard?

5. What emotion does Rutledge recognize brings on Hamish McLeod's voice quickly in his mind?

(see the answer key)

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