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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) Mavers.
(b) Harris.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Hickam.

2. Who does Wilton recall meeting on his morning walk the day of the murder?
(a) Catherine Tarrant and her new lover.
(b) Maggie Sommers and a child.
(c) Hickam and a woman of ill repute.
(d) Helena Sommers and a child who had lost her doll.

3. How does Wilton react when Rutledge asks if there were rivals for Lettice Wood's affection?
(a) He insists there are none.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He gives a list of names.
(d) He refers Rutledge to Lettice Wood.

4. What about the suspects does Rutledge have trouble identifying with at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Their emotions.
(b) Their lifestyles.
(c) Their testimony.
(d) Their thoughts.

5. Why does Rutledge go to visit Mrs. Davenant in Chapter 3?
(a) Wilton lives with her. She can report on his actions the day of the murder.
(b) Wilton often visits her. She can offer an alibi for the day of the murder.
(c) Wilton lives with her. She can keep him under supervision during the investigation.
(d) Wilton often visits her. She is known to influence his behavior.

6. Where is Scotland Yard?
(a) East Hampton.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

7. Who is Lettice Wood's fiance?
(a) Mavers.
(b) Captain Mark Wilton.
(c) Colonel Harris.
(d) Hickam.

8. What has Bowles received that causes him some pleasure when it comes to dealing with Rutledge?
(a) A letter describing Rutledge's incompentency as an inspector.
(b) A letter discussing Rutledge's resignation from Scotland Yard.
(c) A letter describing Rutledge's mental instability after the war.
(d) A letter discussing Rutledge's promotion at Scotland Yard.

9. 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.

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

11. Who is Catherine Tarrant searching for at the beginning of chapter 6?
(a) Davies.
(b) Carfield.
(c) Warren.
(d) Hickam.

12. Why did a mob try to lynch Mavers in Chapter 5?
(a) He insulted Colonel Harris.
(b) He insisted that Germans are our friends.
(c) He is simply annoying.
(d) He claimed Wilton killed the murder victim.

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

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

15. Who saves Mavers from the murderous mob in Chapter 5?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Harris.
(c) Tarrant.
(d) Rutledge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality does one of Lettice Wood's suggest for a secret lover Catherine Tarrant had?

2. Where is the body of the murder victim found?

3. How is the murder victim in this novel killed?

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

5. Who does Catherine Tarrant ask to model for one of her paintings in Chapter 6?

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