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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds the body of the murder victim?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Mrs. Davenant.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Royston.

2. How is the murder victim in this novel killed?
(a) With a shotgun blast to the face.
(b) With a knife.
(c) With a gunshot to the breast.
(d) With a poison.

3. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died of drowning?
(a) Mavers' mother.
(b) Mavers' brother.
(c) Mavers' father.
(d) Mavers' sister.

4. What class of people does Mavers claim are oppressed in Chapter 5?
(a) Men without titles.
(b) Working men.
(c) Wealthy men.
(d) Men with titles.

5. Who does Mavers ask to leave while speaking with Rutledge so that he might speak openly without fear of judgment?
(a) Davies.
(b) Warren.
(c) Forrest.
(d) Wilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Rutledge learn in Chapter 2 the murder victim fought the night before his death?

2. Who is Sally Davenant?

3. Where did the murder that will be investigated in this novel take place?

4. Who does Davies say is a spineless coward in Chapter 2?

5. Who is Ian Rutledge?

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