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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Forrest suggest it was that told the town of Catherine Tarrant's love affair with a German during the war?
(a) Davies.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Warren.
(d) Carfield.

2. Who is in charge of the murder investigation, as Rutledge learns at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Captain Mark Wilton.
(b) Pastor Carfield.
(c) Inspector Forrest.
(d) Sergeant Davies.

3. What item in Mavers' house does Hamish find for Rutledge in Chapter 5?
(a) A knife.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A canister of poison.
(d) A pistol.

4. What is the point of view of this novel?
(a) Second person.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) Third person limited.

5. What did the government want Wilton to help build as he mentions in Chapter 3?
(a) New plane motors.
(b) New machines designed to kill.
(c) New tanks.
(d) New machine guns.

6. For whom does Ted Pinter work?
(a) The Harrises.
(b) The Davenants.
(c) The Haldanes.
(d) The Warrens.

7. Who does Catherine Tarrant ask to model for one of her paintings in Chapter 6?
(a) The child of a local aristocrat.
(b) A village farmer's wife.
(c) A coal miner.
(d) A woman of ill repute.

8. What motive does Lettice Wood suggest Catherine Tarrant might have had to kill the murder victim?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Spite.

9. Who does Davies think should be recorded as the murderer in Chapter 7?
(a) Harris.
(b) Persons unknown.
(c) Lettice Wood.
(d) Wilton.

10. What emotion is uppermost in the murder victim's mind when he realizes he is dying?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Anger.
(d) Guilt.

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

12. 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.

13. Where is the body of the murder victim found?
(a) In a meadow.
(b) In a bedroom.
(c) In a dining room.
(d) In a corn field.

14. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died of drowning?
(a) Mavers' father.
(b) Mavers' mother.
(c) Mavers' brother.
(d) Mavers' sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a pension?

2. Why does Wilton claim he moved to the small country village?

3. What has Bowles received that causes him some pleasure when it comes to dealing with Rutledge?

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

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

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