View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Colonel Harris?

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

4. Who does Rutledge run into in Chapter 5 after leaving Mavers?

5. What nationality does one of Lettice Wood's suggest for a secret lover Catherine Tarrant had?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Royston tell Rutledge he once borrowed money from Colonel Harris?

2. Why was Scotland Yard called in to investigate the murder of Colonel Harris?

3. What does Rutledge feel is unusual about the position in which the body of Colonel Harris was found?

4. What is revealed when the author switches point of views at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. Why does Catherine Tarrant seek out Rutledge in chapter 5?

6. What does Rutledge see that causes the voice of Hamish to become quite loud for a moment?

7. Who does Rutledge give money to at the end of Chapter 6? For what reason?

8. Who do the servants at Harris' estate tell Rutledge were fighting the night before Harris' murder?

9. What does Rutledge note as odd in Wilton's behavior toward Lettice in the aftermath of Harris' murder?

10. Who is the prime suspect as supported by the evidence in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Hamish McLeod? How did he die? How did this death cause Rutledge to have something of a mental break? Why does Rutledge often hear Hamish's voice in his head? How does this change the way Rutledge looks at the world and does his job? What does this say about Rutledge's mental state? What does it say about the way in which Rutledge deals with stress? What might happen is anyone learns the truth about Rutledge's mental state?

Essay Topic 2

What does Lettice reveal about her relationship with Harris? How did this changing relationship lead to a fight between Harris and Lettice? Harris and Wilton? How could this argument have been motive for murder? Is it? Why does Lettice fail to tell this story to Rutledge until late in the novel? What is Lettice trying to hide? Has Lettice done something wrong? Has Harris? What might the public have though had this truth come out more publicly?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following characters and their motives for murder in detail, citing examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Wilton

2) Mavers

3) Royston

4) Hickam.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 858 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample