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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 is the Victoria Cross?
(a) A type of pocket watch.
(b) A memorial placed in a cemetery.
(c) The highest military honor presented to British soldiers.
(d) An award given to pilots in World War I.

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

3. What alibi does Inspector Forrest present to Rutledge for Mavers in Chapter 6?
(a) A notorized note from his mother saying he was doing chores for her that morning.
(b) An affidavit from the innkeeper swearing Mavers was sleeping in one of his rooms.
(c) The testimony of Mavers' wife claiming he was at home that morning.
(d) A list of people who saw him making a speech in the town square.

4. What label was Mavers given, as described in Chapter 5, that he chose to live up to?
(a) Troublemaker.
(b) Scholar.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Drunk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Wilton recall meeting on his morning walk the day of the murder?

2. Who is Colonel Harris?

3. Who saves Mavers from the murderous mob in Chapter 5?

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

5. Who does Catherine Tarrant ask to model for one of her paintings in Chapter 6?

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