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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What questions cause Lizzie Pinter to begin screaming in her grandmother's arms at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) About a man on a horse.
(b) About a woman with a shotgun.
(c) About a man with a shotgun.
(d) About a dead body lying in a meadow.

2. To whom does a witness claim Catherine Tarrant gave money after the murder?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Hickam.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Helena Sommers.

3. What injuries does Royston have when Rutledge finds him running from the Sommers' cottage in Chapter 20?
(a) A shotgun blast to his face.
(b) A badly cut shoulder.
(c) A knife wound to the belly.
(d) A gun shot wound in the leg.

4. What does Rutledge have trouble picturing when he returns to the meadow where the murder victim was discovered?
(a) Signs of a struggle.
(b) The marks of the bullet's path.
(c) The sequence of events.
(d) Possible location of a witness.

5. What does Rutledge realize he is lacking in Chapter 13 as to his list of suspects?
(a) A motive.
(b) A murder weapon.
(c) Emotion.
(d) Evidence.

6. For whom did Mavers' father work?
(a) Mr. Davenant.
(b) Colonel Harris.
(c) The Haldanes.
(d) Catherine Tarrant.

7. What does Rutledge realize is the only evidence against Mark Wilton at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A spurned woman, a child, and a drunk.
(c) A child, a doll, and a drunk.
(d) A child, a cut tire, and a drunk.

8. How does Lizzie Pinter react to the sight of her father in Chapter 14?
(a) She is joyful.
(b) She screams.
(c) She is frightened.
(d) She is excited.

9. What does Rutledge realize about Maggie Sommers as he approaches her home the day of the funeral?
(a) She is related to a distant cousin.
(b) She is insignificant to the investigation.
(c) He does not like her.
(d) He underestimated her.

10. Who is the one character Rutledge most wants to interrogate in the murder investigation?
(a) Mavers.
(b) Hickam.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Harris.

11. What does the item Rutledge finds in the meadow in Chapter 12 tell Rutledge?
(a) That Wilton was truthful about his activities that day and there might be another witness.
(b) Wilton lied and he must be the killer.
(c) Wilton lied about seeing Helena Sommers the morning of the murder.
(d) Wilton told the truth about who he saw the morning of the murder, but where he saw them.

12. Who does Rutledge ask for an opinion about the murder case in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Hickam.
(b) Captain Wilton.
(c) Catherine Tarrant.
(d) Dr. Warren.

13. Who remains Rutledge's prime suspect in the investigation as Chapter 12 draws to a close?
(a) Mavers.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Wood.
(d) Tarrant.

14. What question does Rutledge repeatedly ask Lettice Wood that she refuses to answer?
(a) Why would Harris call off her wedding?
(b) What did Wilton know about Harris' business deals?
(c) Who murdered Harris?
(d) What did Harris think of Wilton?

15. What does Rutledge dream of doing when this case is over as discussed in Chapter 13?
(a) Take early retirement.
(b) Visit a hypnotist to help rid him of Hamish McLeod.
(c) Train a sergeant to help with his case load.
(d) Go on a long vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lettice Wood claim was taken from her by the refusal to allow her to see her guardian's body one last time?

2. What is the topic of conversation when Rutledge first arrives to speak with Wilton at the beginning of Chapter 18?

3. What does Wilton continuously refuse to answer each time Rutledge asks?

4. Why does Rutledge continue to hesitate to arrest Wilton at the end of Chapter 16?

5. With whom is Rutledge arguing at the beginning of Chapter 17?

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