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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) She does not know who committed the murder.
(b) She knows who committed the murder.
(c) She is the one who committed the murder.
(d) She does not care who committed the murder.

3. Who finds the body of the murder victim?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Mrs. Davenant.
(d) Royston.

4. Who is Redfern?
(a) The nephew of Catherine Tarrant, a mentally disturbed teen.
(b) Rutledge's assistant.
(c) The nephew of the innkeeper, an injured former soldier.
(d) The ward of the murder victim.

5. Who does the doctor tell Rutledge the town is about to lynch at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Catherine Tarrant.
(c) Mavers.
(d) Wilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Rutledge learn Hickam suffers in Chapter 7?

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

3. Who is Lettice Wood's fiance?

4. What nationality does one of Lettice Wood's suggest for a secret lover Catherine Tarrant had?

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

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