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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Rutledge learn was engaged to Wilton during the war?
(a) Mrs. Davanent.
(b) Catherine Tarrant.
(c) Lettice Wood.
(d) Helena Sommers.

2. Why does Rutledge continue to hesitate to arrest Wilton at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) He believes the traumatized child saw the real killer and it was not Wilton.
(b) He believes Mavers is guilty.
(c) He believes Dr. Warren had more motive.
(d) He believes he is missing something.

3. Who does Rutledge suggest to Wilton might have been the real murderer?
(a) Warren.
(b) Hickam.
(c) Wood.
(d) Tarrant.

4. Who owns the house where the Sommers sisters live?
(a) A family called Haldanes.
(b) A family called Warren.
(c) Colonel Harris.
(d) Captain Wilton.

5. What does Rutledge find unusual about the nurse's attitude toward Hickam in Chapter 9?
(a) She is callous and cold.
(b) She is surprisingly kind.
(c) She is surprisingly cruel.
(d) She is indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Helena Sommers admit she saw the morning of the murder in Chapter 4?

2. Why does Rutledge often go to church while investigating a murder?

3. What type of accident is Royston in that forces him to borrow money from Harris to make it right?

4. How does Lizzie Pinter react to the sight of her father in Chapter 14?

5. How does Lettice Wood's revelation of a brief affair with Harris change Wilton's motive?

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