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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of handwriting is the letter Bowles received regarding Rutledge written in?
(a) Girlish.
(b) Cut out letters.
(c) Typed.
(d) Manly.

2. What has Bowles received that causes him some pleasure when it comes to dealing with Rutledge?
(a) A letter describing Rutledge's incompentency as an inspector.
(b) A letter discussing Rutledge's resignation from Scotland Yard.
(c) A letter describing Rutledge's mental instability after the war.
(d) A letter discussing Rutledge's promotion at Scotland Yard.

3. Who arrives at Mallows while Rutledge is still in the company of Lettice Wood in Chapter 9?
(a) Dr. Warren.
(b) Mark Wilton.
(c) Catherine Tarrant.
(d) Sergeant Davies.

4. What about the suspects does Rutledge have trouble identifying with at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Their emotions.
(b) Their lifestyles.
(c) Their thoughts.
(d) Their testimony.

5. Who is Sally Davenant?
(a) Wilton's sister.
(b) Wilton's mistress.
(c) Wilton's former fiancee.
(d) Wilton's cousin.

6. What is the point of view of this novel?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

7. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died of drowning?
(a) Mavers' mother.
(b) Mavers' brother.
(c) Mavers' father.
(d) Mavers' sister.

8. What illness does Rutledge learn Hickam suffers in Chapter 7?
(a) Liver disease.
(b) A head injury.
(c) Kidney disease.
(d) Alcohol poisoning.

9. Who saves Mavers from the murderous mob in Chapter 5?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Rutledge.
(c) Tarrant.
(d) Harris.

10. What response does Catherine Tarrant receive when she asks a person in Chapter 6 to model for a painting?
(a) The person would rather work in the fields.
(b) The person would rather starve than take money from Tarrant.
(c) The person would like to but is afraid of public scandal.
(d) The person would like to but her parents would not approve.

11. Does the doctor think Hickam will be able to provide helpful information in the investigation?
(a) Yes, but not until he enters rehab and beats the alcohol.
(b) No, he could not have seen anything the morning of the murder due to alcohol use.
(c) No, never.
(d) Yes, when he wakes.

12. Who does Helena Sommers admit she saw the morning of the murder in Chapter 4?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Harris.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Royston.

13. What does Rutledge tell Bowles when he calls from Scotland Yard in Chapter 9?
(a) They need more time to be sure of the murderer.
(b) They have a murder weapon but no susects.
(c) He has no clue who committed the murder and will more than likely declare it to be persons unknown.
(d) They will solve the case within a few days.

14. For whom does Ted Pinter work?
(a) The Harrises.
(b) The Davenants.
(c) The Haldanes.
(d) The Warrens.

15. What is Hickam doing the first time Rutledge sees him at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Arguing with Mavers.
(b) Lying drunk on the ground.
(c) Stealing bread from the inn.
(d) Directing traffic as though he is still in France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rutledge find unusual about the nurse's attitude toward Hickam in Chapter 9?

2. Who does Wilton recall meeting on his morning walk the day of the murder?

3. Who does Catherine Tarrant ask to model for one of her paintings in Chapter 6?

4. Who is Redfern?

5. What did the government want Wilton to help build as he mentions in Chapter 3?

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