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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is guarding the Sommers home when Rutledge arrives in Chapter 7?
(a) A goose.
(b) A pig.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

2. How does Rutledge calm Lettice Wood after insulting her by implying she had a hand in the murder?
(a) He tells her he will get a new investigator.
(b) He tells her he loves her.
(c) He begs her to help him solve the case.
(d) He promises to give her justice one way or another.

3. What does Rutledge ask Lettice Wood to go over with him one last time in Chapter 12?
(a) Wilton's motive for murder.
(b) Catherine Tarrant's grudge against herself and her guardian.
(c) Her final evening with her guardian.
(d) Mavers' motive for murder.

4. What is the weather like as the villagers gather for the funeral of Colonel Harris?
(a) Rainy and miserable.
(b) Snowy and cold.
(c) Hot and sunny.
(d) Humid and misty.

5. Who, as described in Chapter 5, prevented Mavers from joining the Army at the beginning of World War I?
(a) Harris.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Royston.
(d) Warren.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Redfern did not want who treating him when he was in hospital during the war?

3. What is split personality?

4. How does Lizzie Pinter react in Chapter 14 when Rutledge shows her the doll he found in an earlier chapter?

5. Who does Rutledge ask for an opinion about the murder case in the beginning of Chapter 13?

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