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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 is Lettice Wood's fiance?
(a) Hickam.
(b) Captain Mark Wilton.
(c) Mavers.
(d) Colonel Harris.

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

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

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

5. Which villager does Rutledge recall in Chapter 4 that he saw during his own time in the war?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Hickam.
(c) Harris.
(d) Mavers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Scotland Yard?

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

3. How does Wilton react when Rutledge asks if there were rivals for Lettice Wood's affection?

4. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died of drowning?

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

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