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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 does Rutledge tell Bowles when he calls from Scotland Yard in Chapter 9?
(a) He has no clue who committed the murder and will more than likely declare it to be persons unknown.
(b) They need more time to be sure of the murderer.
(c) They have a murder weapon but no susects.
(d) They will solve the case within a few days.

2. What does Lettice Wood admit to in the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Being in love with Harris.
(b) Being in love with Rutledge.
(c) Being in love with Mark Harris.
(d) Being in love with Mavers.

3. How does Lizzie Pinter react in Chapter 14 when Rutledge shows her the doll he found in an earlier chapter?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She tells about seeing a dead body.
(c) She screams.
(d) She hugs Rutledge.

4. Who does Rutledge learn he saw sitting in the garden while preparing for lunch in Chapter 16?
(a) Catherine Tarrant.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Helena Sommers.
(d) Maggie Sommers.

5. What does Rutledge tell Lettice Wood Mark Wilton might do to deal with his guilty conscious in Chapter 19?
(a) Run away.
(b) Commit another murder.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Plead guilty to a crime he did not commit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rutledge resolve at the end of Chapter 10 to learn more about?

2. Who does Rutledge think he sees in the garden at the Inn while preparing for lunch in Chapter 16?

3. How does Mavers react to the conversation he has in the church yard after services in Chapter 15?

4. What does Hamish imply to Rutledge as Rutledge listens to Lettice Wood and Mark Wilton discuss the cancellation of their wedding?

5. Who arrives at Mallows while Rutledge is still in the company of Lettice Wood in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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