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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who, as revealed in Chapter 10, is receiving a pension from an unknown source?
(a) Harris.
(b) Mavers.
(c) Davies.
(d) Wilton.

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

6. Who does Mavers ask to leave while speaking with Rutledge so that he might speak openly without fear of judgment?
(a) Warren.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Davies.
(d) Forrest.

7. Who does Rutledge discover Tarrant really is when he goes to see her in Chapter 8?
(a) A musician he has seen in concert.
(b) A jewelry maker who made the ring he gave Jean.
(c) A sculpture whose work he has seen in museums.
(d) An artist his sister greatly admires.

8. Why does Rutledge find himself forced to shoot McLeod after he faced the firing squad?
(a) The firing squad failed to kill McLeod.
(b) McLeod managed to escape the firing squad.
(c) McLeod asked for Rutledge to fire the fatal shot.
(d) The firing squad chickened out in killing McLeod.

9. What did Hamish McLeod refuse to do that caused Rutledge to send him to stand before the firing squad during World War I?
(a) He tried to kill Rutledge.
(b) Refused to leave the battlefield.
(c) He killed another soldier in their squad.
(d) Refused to follow a direct order.

10. What is Hickam doing the first time Rutledge sees him at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Stealing bread from the inn.
(b) Directing traffic as though he is still in France.
(c) Arguing with Mavers.
(d) Lying drunk on the ground.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is in charge of the murder investigation, as Rutledge learns at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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

5. What item in Mavers' house does Hamish find for Rutledge in Chapter 5?

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