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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 finds the body of the murder victim?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Royston.
(c) Mrs. Davenant.
(d) Lettice Wood.

2. What does Rutledge have trouble doing at the end of Chapter 4 that worries him about his ability to solve the case?
(a) Getting into the mind of the murder victim.
(b) Understanding the method of death.
(c) Reading the evidence.
(d) Concentrating on testimony.

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

4. Who does Helena Sommers admit she saw the morning of the murder in Chapter 4?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Royston.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Harris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lettice Wood's fiance?

2. What has Bowles received that causes him some pleasure when it comes to dealing with Rutledge?

3. Where is Scotland Yard?

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

5. Who is Colonel Harris?

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