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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which villager does Rutledge recall in Chapter 4 that he saw during his own time in the war?
(a) Hickam.
(b) Harris.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Mavers.

2. What does Rutledge realize about Lettice Wood that causes Hamish to talk to him about witches?
(a) Her nose is long and straight.
(b) She wears a pentacle around her neck.
(c) She carries a book of spells.
(d) Her eyes are two different colors.

3. What class of people does Mavers claim are oppressed in Chapter 5?
(a) Men without titles.
(b) Working men.
(c) Wealthy men.
(d) Men with titles.

4. Which veterans of the war does Wilton suggest are the worst off?
(a) Those with mental instability who do not know the war is over.
(b) Those who never saw battle.
(c) Those with physical injuries.
(d) Those who lost family members.

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

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

7. Who answers the door when Rutledge arrives at Helena Sommers' cottage in Chapter 7?
(a) Maggie Sommers.
(b) Rev. Carfield.
(c) Dr. Warren.
(d) Laurence Royston.

8. Who finds the body of the murder victim?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Royston.
(d) Mrs. Davenant.

9. 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.

10. What does Mrs. Davenant have to say about the murder victim in Chapter 3?
(a) She knew he was interfering in Wilton's relationship with his fiancee.
(b) She thought he was annoying.
(c) He is kind and had no enemies.
(d) He was cruel and everyone wanted to kill him.

11. What emotion does Rutledge recognize brings on Hamish McLeod's voice quickly in his mind?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Loneliness.

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

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

14. What label was Mavers given, as described in Chapter 5, that he chose to live up to?
(a) Scholar.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Troublemaker.

15. What does Rutledge think of the murder victim?
(a) He was a good soldier.
(b) He was a murder waiting to happen.
(c) He was an arrogant fool.
(d) He was a true proper English gentleman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Davies say is a spineless coward in Chapter 2?

2. When does Catherine Tarrant claim a person never knows fear?

3. What is the Victoria Cross?

4. With whom does Rutledge learn in Chapter 2 the murder victim fought the night before his death?

5. What does Rutledge notice about the personality of Helena's sister when he meets her in Chapter 7?

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