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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Harris reveal unrequited feelings for Lettice Wood on the Tuesday before his death?
(a) He wrote her a letter.
(b) He kissed her.
(c) He announced them.
(d) He told a servant.

2. How does Rutledge calm Lettice Wood after insulting her by implying she had a hand in the murder?
(a) He tells her he loves her.
(b) He promises to give her justice one way or another.
(c) He begs her to help him solve the case.
(d) He tells her he will get a new investigator.

3. For whom does Catherine Tarrant beg Rutledge to be sure of the evidence in Chapter 17?
(a) Mavers.
(b) Hickam.
(c) Davies.
(d) Wilton.

4. What makes Lettice Wood decide Mark Wilton could not have killed her guardian?
(a) His honest confession of love.
(b) His admission of having disliked Harris.
(c) His trustworthy reputation.
(d) His appearance at Mallow and concern for her.

5. What does Lettice Wood claim was taken from her by the refusal to allow her to see her guardian's body one last time?
(a) A chance to say goodbye.
(b) A chance to lay a rose with his body.
(c) A chance to give him one last kiss.
(d) A chance to bury him with the rosary he held so dear.

6. Who does Rutledge learn he saw sitting in the garden while preparing for lunch in Chapter 16?
(a) Maggie Sommers.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Catherine Tarrant.
(d) Helena Sommers.

7. Why does Redfern tell Rutledge he believes a fight between Harris and Refern the Tuesday before the murder could not have been terribly serious?
(a) Lettice Wood told him it was not serious.
(b) Harris walked with her in the garden immediately afterward.
(c) Harris told him it was just a lover's tiff.
(d) Lettice Wood was happy a few days later.

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

9. Who does Dr. Warren ask Rutledge to come with him to meet at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) A servant of Catherine Tarrant.
(b) A woman of ill repute.
(c) Lizzie Pinter.
(d) Hickam.

10. What does Mrs. Davenant say about Wilton's choice in women?
(a) He always chooses the wrong woman.
(b) He fatalistically falls for women he cannot have.
(c) He has lovely taste in women.
(d) He could not have chosen a more devoted woman than Lettice Wood.

11. Why does Rutledge continue to hesitate to arrest Wilton at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) He believes Dr. Warren had more motive.
(b) He believes Mavers is guilty.
(c) He believes the traumatized child saw the real killer and it was not Wilton.
(d) He believes he is missing something.

12. Where does Hickam say he saw the murder victim argue with Mark Wilton the morning of the murder?
(a) In the lane.
(b) In front of Helena Sommers house.
(c) In the meadow where the body was found.
(d) In the village square.

13. Why does Rutledge often go to church while investigating a murder?
(a) He enjoys ritual.
(b) He is a highly religious man.
(c) It helps him deal with Hamish.
(d) It helps him get a feel for the villagers and suspects.

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

15. What does Rutledge want to know about Mavers' actions the morning of the murder?
(a) To verify his alibi.
(b) To learn if he could have slipped away.
(c) To learn which scholars he quotes in his speeches.
(d) To find out what he was saying about the murder victim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mark Wilton think will best serve him in what he must do next, as described in Chapter 17?

2. Who does Lizzie Pinter look like, as pointed out by Hamish at the end of Chapter 18?

3. Why does Rutledge wake Lettice in the middle of the night in the beginning of Chapter 19?

4. What does Carfield preach about in Chapter 15?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 18, how long has it been since the murder took place?

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