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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lettice Wood think of Rutledge?
(a) He is crazy.
(b) He is cold.
(c) He is good at his job.
(d) He is goodlooking.

2. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died in the Boer War?
(a) Mavers' sister.
(b) Mavers' cousin.
(c) Mavers' father.
(d) Mavers' brother.

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

4. Why does Lettice Wood lie to her maid about her crying jag in Chapter 9?
(a) To protect Wilton.
(b) To protect Rutledge.
(c) To avoid gossip.
(d) To hide her true feelings.

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

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

7. Who gives Mavers the item Rutledge finds in his home in Chapter 5?
(a) Inspector Forrest.
(b) Captain Wilton.
(c) Mr. Davenant.
(d) Mrs. Davenant.

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

9. What does Rutledge find unusual about the nurse's attitude toward Hickam in Chapter 9?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She is surprisingly cruel.
(c) She is callous and cold.
(d) She is surprisingly kind.

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

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

12. How does Wilton react when Rutledge asks if there were rivals for Lettice Wood's affection?
(a) He refers Rutledge to Lettice Wood.
(b) He gives a list of names.
(c) He insists there are none.
(d) He laughs.

13. Where is Scotland Yard?
(a) London.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Paris.
(d) East Hampton.

14. Who first mentions Mavers to Rutledge while he is doing interviews?
(a) Miss Wood's maid.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Mark Wilton.
(d) Mrs. Davenant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What response does Catherine Tarrant receive when she asks a person in Chapter 6 to model for a painting?

2. Who does Davies think should be recorded as the murderer in Chapter 7?

3. Who does Rutledge resolve at the end of Chapter 10 to learn more about?

4. Why does Rutledge return to Helena Sommers' cottage in Chapter 7?

5. Who does Helena Sommers admit she saw the morning of the murder in Chapter 4?

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