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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 does Rutledge think of the murder victim?
(a) He was a good soldier.
(b) He was an arrogant fool.
(c) He was a true proper English gentleman.
(d) He was a murder waiting to happen.

2. Who does the doctor tell Rutledge the town is about to lynch at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Catherine Tarrant.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Mavers.

3. Who saves Mavers from the murderous mob in Chapter 5?
(a) Harris.
(b) Rutledge.
(c) Tarrant.
(d) Wilton.

4. What does Mrs. Davenant have to say about the murder victim in Chapter 3?
(a) He is kind and had no enemies.
(b) He was cruel and everyone wanted to kill him.
(c) She knew he was interfering in Wilton's relationship with his fiancee.
(d) She thought he was annoying.

5. What emotion is uppermost in the murder victim's mind when he realizes he is dying?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in charge of the murder investigation, as Rutledge learns at the end of Chapter 1?

2. Why did a mob try to lynch Mavers in Chapter 5?

3. What is Hickam doing the first time Rutledge sees him at the end of Chapter 3?

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

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

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