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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Rutledge think he sees in the garden at the Inn while preparing for lunch in Chapter 16?
(a) Catherine Tarrant.
(b) Helena Sommers.
(c) Maggie Sommers.
(d) Lettice Wood.

3. Who does Wilton recall meeting on his morning walk the day of the murder?
(a) Catherine Tarrant and her new lover.
(b) Helena Sommers and a child who had lost her doll.
(c) Hickam and a woman of ill repute.
(d) Maggie Sommers and a child.

4. Who does Rutledge tell Lettice Wood he plans to arrest at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Warren.
(b) Mavers.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Hickam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item in Mavers' house does Hamish find for Rutledge in Chapter 5?

2. What gossip does Rutledge hear in Chapter 14 as he questions the villagers about Mavers?

3. What does Rutledge notice about the personality of Helena's sister when he meets her in Chapter 7?

4. What is Mrs. Davenant's opinion of the relationship between Catherine Tarrant and Rolf Linden?

5. What has Captain Wilton been doing with his time over the last few days of the investigation as has been revealed in Chapter 13?

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