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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Rutledge become angry in Chapter 7 while talking with Lettice Wood?
(a) She will not answer his questions.
(b) She reminds him of his mother.
(c) She is more courageous than his former fiancee Jean.
(d) She is beautiful but he can never have her.

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

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

5. Where did the murder that will be investigated in this novel take place?
(a) Warwickshire, England.
(b) Weltonshire, England.
(c) East Hampton, England.
(d) York, England.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Why does Wilton claim he moved to the small country village?
(a) To be close to his cousin.
(b) To get away from the bustle of the city.
(c) To get away from killing.
(d) To be closer to his former fiancee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rutledge discover Tarrant really is when he goes to see her in Chapter 8?

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

3. Who is Agnes Farrell?

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

5. Who does Rutledge run into in Chapter 5 after leaving Mavers?

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