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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom did Mavers' father work?
(a) Mr. Davenant.
(b) The Haldanes.
(c) Colonel Harris.
(d) Catherine Tarrant.

2. Why does Rutledge find himself forced to shoot McLeod after he faced the firing squad?
(a) McLeod asked for Rutledge to fire the fatal shot.
(b) McLeod managed to escape the firing squad.
(c) The firing squad chickened out in killing McLeod.
(d) The firing squad failed to kill McLeod.

3. What image has been in Lettice Wood's head since learning of her guardian's violent death?
(a) A bloody mass of flesh.
(b) His smiling face as she last saw it.
(c) A bloody shirt front.
(d) His mangled body.

4. How does Wilton react when Rutledge asks if there were rivals for Lettice Wood's affection?
(a) He gives a list of names.
(b) He refers Rutledge to Lettice Wood.
(c) He insists there are none.
(d) He laughs.

5. What does Rutledge have trouble picturing when he returns to the meadow where the murder victim was discovered?
(a) The marks of the bullet's path.
(b) The sequence of events.
(c) Signs of a struggle.
(d) Possible location of a witness.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which veterans of the war does Wilton suggest are the worst off?

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

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

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