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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who is Agnes Farrell?
(a) Grandmother to Lettice Wood.
(b) Grandmother to Helena Sommers.
(c) Grandmother to Lizzie Pinter.
(d) Grandmother to Catherine Tarrant.

3. Who does Rutledge run into in Chapter 5 after leaving Mavers?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Warren.
(c) Royston.
(d) Tarrant.

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

5. How does Mavers react to the conversation he has in the church yard after services in Chapter 15?
(a) He is joyous and filled with laughter.
(b) He is content enough to watch the interaction of the villagers for a brief time.
(c) He becomes distraught and quickly leaves.
(d) He becomes angry and insults everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Hickam's testimony to be confusing as Rutledge is finally able to interrogate him in Chapter 15?

2. Who, as revealed in Chapter 10, is receiving a pension from an unknown source?

3. What does Lettice Wood accuse Rutledge of doing during their interview at the end of Chapter 16?

4. Who gives Mavers the item Rutledge finds in his home in Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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