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

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

3. Who does Wilton recall meeting on his morning walk the day of the murder?
(a) Maggie Sommers and a child.
(b) Helena Sommers and a child who had lost her doll.
(c) Catherine Tarrant and her new lover.
(d) Hickam and a woman of ill repute.

4. Where did the murder that will be investigated in this novel take place?
(a) York, England.
(b) East Hampton, England.
(c) Weltonshire, England.
(d) Warwickshire, England.

5. Who is Redfern?
(a) The ward of the murder victim.
(b) The nephew of the innkeeper, an injured former soldier.
(c) The nephew of Catherine Tarrant, a mentally disturbed teen.
(d) Rutledge's assistant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who or what was the Victoria Cross named for?

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

4. What does Rutledge have trouble doing at the end of Chapter 4 that worries him about his ability to solve the case?

5. Who first mentions Mavers to Rutledge while he is doing interviews?

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