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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What caused the death of Catherine Tarrant's German lover?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Rheumatic fever.
(d) Diptheria.

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

5. Which villager does Rutledge recall in Chapter 4 that he saw during his own time in the war?
(a) Mavers.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Hickam.
(d) Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lettice Wood say the murder victim's state of mind was in the days before his death?

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

3. Why does Wilton claim he moved to the small country village?

4. Why did a mob try to lynch Mavers in Chapter 5?

5. Why does Rutledge return to Helena Sommers' cottage in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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