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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Rutledge learn was engaged to Wilton during the war?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Mrs. Davanent.
(c) Catherine Tarrant.
(d) Helena Sommers.

2. Who first mentions Mavers to Rutledge while he is doing interviews?
(a) Mark Wilton.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Mrs. Davenant.
(d) Miss Wood's maid.

3. What does Lettice Wood think of Rutledge?
(a) He is good at his job.
(b) He is cold.
(c) He is crazy.
(d) He is goodlooking.

4. What response does Catherine Tarrant receive when she asks a person in Chapter 6 to model for a painting?
(a) The person would rather work in the fields.
(b) The person would like to but her parents would not approve.
(c) The person would rather starve than take money from Tarrant.
(d) The person would like to but is afraid of public scandal.

5. With whom does Rutledge learn in Chapter 2 the murder victim fought the night before his death?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Hickam.
(d) Mavers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What class of people does Mavers claim are oppressed in Chapter 5?

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

3. What label was Mavers given, as described in Chapter 5, that he chose to live up to?

4. Who is in charge of the murder investigation, as Rutledge learns at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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