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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Laurence Royston?
(a) Harris' man of business.
(b) Harris' butler.
(c) Harris' best friend.
(d) Harris' cousin.

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

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

5. Does the doctor think Hickam will be able to provide helpful information in the investigation?
(a) Yes, but not until he enters rehab and beats the alcohol.
(b) Yes, when he wakes.
(c) No, he could not have seen anything the morning of the murder due to alcohol use.
(d) No, never.

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

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

8. Who is Sally Davenant?
(a) Wilton's former fiancee.
(b) Wilton's cousin.
(c) Wilton's sister.
(d) Wilton's mistress.

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

10. Who shows impatience in Chapter 7 to clear the murder investigation?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Forrest.
(c) Rutledge.
(d) Davies.

11. Who does Rutledge run into in Chapter 5 after leaving Mavers?
(a) Tarrant.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Warren.
(d) Royston.

12. What type of handwriting is the letter Bowles received regarding Rutledge written in?
(a) Manly.
(b) Cut out letters.
(c) Typed.
(d) Girlish.

13. Why does Lettice Wood lie to her maid about her crying jag in Chapter 9?
(a) To protect Wilton.
(b) To protect Rutledge.
(c) To avoid gossip.
(d) To hide her true feelings.

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

15. Who is Agnes Farrell?
(a) Grandmother to Catherine Tarrant.
(b) Grandmother to Helena Sommers.
(c) Grandmother to Lettice Wood.
(d) Grandmother to Lizzie Pinter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Victoria Cross?

2. Who is Lettice Wood's fiance?

3. What does Rutledge think of the murder victim?

4. What illness does Rutledge learn Hickam suffers in Chapter 7?

5. Who or what was the Victoria Cross named for?

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