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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 is Catherine Tarrant searching for at the beginning of chapter 6?
(a) Warren.
(b) Carfield.
(c) Davies.
(d) Hickam.

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

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

4. Who is Laurence Royston?
(a) Harris' butler.
(b) Harris' best friend.
(c) Harris' cousin.
(d) Harris' man of business.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lettice Wood's fiance?

2. What is the point of view of this novel?

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

4. What emotion does Rutledge recognize brings on Hamish McLeod's voice quickly in his mind?

5. Who does Davies say is a spineless coward in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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