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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. Who finds the body of the murder victim?
(a) Royston.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Mrs. Davenant.
2. What response does Catherine Tarrant receive when she asks a person in Chapter 6 to model for a painting?
(a) The person would rather starve than take money from Tarrant.
(b) The person would like to but her parents would not approve.
(c) The person would rather work in the fields.
(d) The person would like to but is afraid of public scandal.
3. Who is Lettice Wood?
(a) Harris' ward.
(b) Harris' cousin.
(c) Harris' daughter.
(d) Harris' fiancee.
4. What class of people does Mavers claim are oppressed in Chapter 5?
(a) Wealthy men.
(b) Working men.
(c) Men with titles.
(d) Men without titles.
5. What does Lettice Wood say the murder victim's state of mind was in the days before his death?
(a) He was very, very happy.
(b) He was preoccupied.
(c) He was depressed.
(d) He was unsatisfied with life.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who arrives at Mallows while Rutledge is still in the company of Lettice Wood in Chapter 9?
2. Who is Ian Rutledge?
3. Who, as described in Chapter 5, prevented Mavers from joining the Army at the beginning of World War I?
4. What motive does Lettice Wood suggest Catherine Tarrant might have had to kill the murder victim?
5. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died in the Boer War?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Rutledge's impression of Carfield, the local vicar?
2. Why does Rutledge have Davies check the railroad for out of town visitors the day of the murder?
3. What does Rutledge see that causes the voice of Hamish to become quite loud for a moment?
4. What skill does Rutledge fear he has lost in his experiences in the war?
5. What does Rutledge note as odd in Wilton's behavior toward Lettice in the aftermath of Harris' murder?
6. Why does Dr. Warren claim he felt it necessary to sedate Lettice Wood after the death of her guardian?
7. Who does Rutledge learn that Catherine Tarrant blamed for the death of her German lover?
8. What does Rutledge find unusual about Lettice Wood's manner in Chapter 2?
9. Why does Mrs. Davenant urge Captain Wilton to visit Lettice Wood at Mallows?
10. What does Rutledge feel is unusual about the position in which the body of Colonel Harris was found?
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