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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Hickam doing the first time Rutledge sees him at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Arguing with Mavers.
(b) Directing traffic as though he is still in France.
(c) Stealing bread from the inn.
(d) Lying drunk on the ground.

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

4. Who owns the house where the Sommers sisters live?
(a) A family called Warren.
(b) Captain Wilton.
(c) Colonel Harris.
(d) A family called Haldanes.

5. How does Wilton react when Rutledge asks if there were rivals for Lettice Wood's affection?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He refers Rutledge to Lettice Wood.
(c) He gives a list of names.
(d) He insists there are none.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which villager does Rutledge recall in Chapter 4 that he saw during his own time in the war?

2. Who is Lettice Wood?

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

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

5. Who does Helena Sommers admit she saw the morning of the murder in Chapter 4?

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