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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lettice Wood think of Rutledge?
(a) He is good at his job.
(b) He is cold.
(c) He is crazy.
(d) He is goodlooking.

3. What did the government want Wilton to help build as he mentions in Chapter 3?
(a) New tanks.
(b) New machines designed to kill.
(c) New plane motors.
(d) New machine guns.

4. Who is Ian Rutledge?
(a) Supervisor for Scotland Yard.
(b) German soldier.
(c) Inspector for Scotland Yard.
(d) Murder victim.

5. Why does Rutledge go to visit Mrs. Davenant in Chapter 3?
(a) Wilton often visits her. She can offer an alibi for the day of the murder.
(b) Wilton lives with her. She can report on his actions the day of the murder.
(c) Wilton lives with her. She can keep him under supervision during the investigation.
(d) Wilton often visits her. She is known to influence his behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, as described in Chapter 5, prevented Mavers from joining the Army at the beginning of World War I?

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

3. What about the suspects does Rutledge have trouble identifying with at the end of Chapter 6?

4. Where is the body of the murder victim found?

5. Who is Colonel Harris?

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