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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hamish McLeod refuse to do that caused Rutledge to send him to stand before the firing squad during World War I?
(a) He tried to kill Rutledge.
(b) He killed another soldier in their squad.
(c) Refused to leave the battlefield.
(d) Refused to follow a direct order.

2. Who does Forrest suggest it was that told the town of Catherine Tarrant's love affair with a German during the war?
(a) Warren.
(b) Carfield.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Davies.

3. Why does Rutledge return to Helena Sommers' cottage in Chapter 7?
(a) To ask if she has any new information in the murder.
(b) To ask if she saw the murder.
(c) To ask her to dinner.
(d) To ask if she saw Wilton carrying anything the day of the murder.

4. What was the profession of Mavers' father?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Groom.
(c) Innkeeper.
(d) Gamekeeper.

5. What does Rutledge have trouble doing at the end of Chapter 4 that worries him about his ability to solve the case?
(a) Getting into the mind of the murder victim.
(b) Understanding the method of death.
(c) Concentrating on testimony.
(d) Reading the evidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rutledge ask Lettice Wood to go over with him one last time in Chapter 12?

2. What is the Victoria Cross?

3. What does Rutledge say London gave him in the aftermath of the debacle with McLeod?

4. Who finds the body of the murder victim?

5. Who remains Rutledge's prime suspect in the investigation as Chapter 12 draws to a close?

(see the answer key)

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