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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item in Mavers' house does Hamish find for Rutledge in Chapter 5?
(a) A knife.
(b) A canister of poison.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A pistol.

3. Who is Ian Rutledge?
(a) Murder victim.
(b) German soldier.
(c) Supervisor for Scotland Yard.
(d) Inspector for Scotland Yard.

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

5. Does the doctor think Hickam will be able to provide helpful information in the investigation?
(a) No, never.
(b) No, he could not have seen anything the morning of the murder due to alcohol use.
(c) Yes, when he wakes.
(d) Yes, but not until he enters rehab and beats the alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lettice Wood's violent reaction to the question of whether or not Catherine Tarrant had shot the murder victim cause Rutledge to realize about her?

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

4. What type of handwriting is the letter Bowles received regarding Rutledge written in?

5. How is the murder victim in this novel killed?

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