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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mavers wait to speak with after the church services in Chapter 15?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Mrs. Davenant.
(c) Royston.
(d) Lettice Wood.

2. What does Mr. Pinter do for a living?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a sheep herdsman.
(c) He is a coal miner.
(d) He is a groom.

3. Who does Forrest suggest it was that told the town of Catherine Tarrant's love affair with a German during the war?
(a) Warren.
(b) Davies.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Carfield.

4. Why did a mob try to lynch Mavers in Chapter 5?
(a) He insulted Colonel Harris.
(b) He insisted that Germans are our friends.
(c) He is simply annoying.
(d) He claimed Wilton killed the murder victim.

5. Where does Rutledge hide out in Chapter 16 in order to review the evidence in the case one more time?
(a) Mallows.
(b) His hotel room.
(c) London.
(d) The meadow where the body was discovered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at Mallows while Rutledge is still in the company of Lettice Wood in Chapter 9?

2. What is implied by the fight that Harris and Lettice had in the inn before Harris' death?

3. What does Rutledge say London gave him in the aftermath of the debacle with McLeod?

4. What item in Mavers' house does Hamish find for Rutledge in Chapter 5?

5. Why does Rutledge often go to church while investigating a murder?

(see the answer key)

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