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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the murder victim in this novel killed?
(a) With a gunshot to the breast.
(b) With a knife.
(c) With a poison.
(d) With a shotgun blast to the face.

3. Where is the body of the murder victim found?
(a) In a corn field.
(b) In a meadow.
(c) In a bedroom.
(d) In a dining room.

4. Who does Davies say is a spineless coward in Chapter 2?
(a) Hickam.
(b) Harris.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Carfield.

5. Who is Colonel Harris?
(a) A supervisor at Scotland Yard.
(b) A poor veteran of World War I.
(c) The husband of Lettice Wood.
(d) A wealthy gentleman who is murdered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion is uppermost in the murder victim's mind when he realizes he is dying?

2. What does Lettice Wood think of Rutledge?

3. What is the Victoria Cross?

4. What does Mrs. Davenant have to say about the murder victim in Chapter 3?

5. What is Hickam doing the first time Rutledge sees him at the end of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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