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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives Mavers the item Rutledge finds in his home in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Davenant.
(b) Inspector Forrest.
(c) Captain Wilton.
(d) Mr. Davenant.

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

3. What response does Catherine Tarrant receive when she asks a person in Chapter 6 to model for a painting?
(a) The person would rather starve than take money from Tarrant.
(b) The person would rather work in the fields.
(c) The person would like to but her parents would not approve.
(d) The person would like to but is afraid of public scandal.

4. Who or what was the Victoria Cross named for?
(a) Victory in the Pacific.
(b) Victoria Principal.
(c) Victory in Europe.
(d) Queen Victoria.

5. 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.

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

7. Who is Ian Rutledge?
(a) Inspector for Scotland Yard.
(b) German soldier.
(c) Murder victim.
(d) Supervisor for Scotland Yard.

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

9. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died in the Boer War?
(a) Mavers' sister.
(b) Mavers' brother.
(c) Mavers' father.
(d) Mavers' cousin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rutledge tell Bowles when he calls from Scotland Yard in Chapter 9?

2. Who does Forrest suggest it was that told the town of Catherine Tarrant's love affair with a German during the war?

3. Why does Rutledge find himself forced to shoot McLeod after he faced the firing squad?

4. What does Mr. Pinter do for a living?

5. What does Rutledge realize about Lettice Wood that causes Hamish to talk to him about witches?

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