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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 gives Mavers the item Rutledge finds in his home in Chapter 5?
(a) Captain Wilton.
(b) Mrs. Davenant.
(c) Mr. Davenant.
(d) Inspector Forrest.

2. What is a pension?
(a) Insurance payments.
(b) Payment for services rendered.
(c) Payment for those who are no longer earning a regular income from employment.
(d) Payment for war veterans.

3. For whom did Mavers' father work?
(a) The Haldanes.
(b) Colonel Harris.
(c) Mr. Davenant.
(d) Catherine Tarrant.

4. Who does Helena Sommers admit she saw the morning of the murder in Chapter 4?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Royston.
(d) Harris.

5. What type of accident is Royston in that forces him to borrow money from Harris to make it right?
(a) A boating accident.
(b) A car accident.
(c) A bicycle accident.
(d) A plane crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, as revealed in Chapter 10, is receiving a pension from an unknown source?

2. Who does the doctor tell Rutledge the town is about to lynch at the end of Chapter 4?

3. Who is Ian Rutledge?

4. What makes Lettice Wood decide Mark Wilton could not have killed her guardian?

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

(see the answer key)

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