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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Catherine Tarrant ask to model for one of her paintings in Chapter 6?
(a) A woman of ill repute.
(b) A coal miner.
(c) A village farmer's wife.
(d) The child of a local aristocrat.

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

3. Does the doctor think Hickam will be able to provide helpful information in the investigation?
(a) No, never.
(b) Yes, when he wakes.
(c) No, he could not have seen anything the morning of the murder due to alcohol use.
(d) Yes, but not until he enters rehab and beats the alcohol.

4. Who owns the house where the Sommers sisters live?
(a) A family called Haldanes.
(b) Colonel Harris.
(c) A family called Warren.
(d) Captain Wilton.

5. What emotion does Rutledge recognize brings on Hamish McLeod's voice quickly in his mind?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What alibi does Inspector Forrest present to Rutledge for Mavers in Chapter 6?

2. Who saves Mavers from the murderous mob in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Catherine Tarrant searching for at the beginning of chapter 6?

4. What does Rutledge tell Bowles when he calls from Scotland Yard in Chapter 9?

5. What does Lettice Wood say the murder victim's state of mind was in the days before his death?

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