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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why was the murder victim, as discovered by Rutledge in Chapter 14, riding his horse near the houses of ill repute on the lane?
(a) He had resolved a dispute for one of the women of ill repute.
(b) He was on his way into the village.
(c) He was visiting a woman of ill repute.
(d) He was visiting Helena Sommers.

4. Who does Forrest believe is the source of Mavers' pension?
(a) Catherine Tarrant.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Mr. Davenant.

5. Who does Rutledge think about as he studies a portrait of Rolf Linden by Catherine Tarrant?
(a) Helena Sommers.
(b) Jean.
(c) His sister.
(d) Lettice Wood.

6. Where does Maggie tell Rutledge Helena is when he confronts her in Chapter 20?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The Inn.
(c) The funeral.
(d) The bedroom.

7. What does Rutledge hear as he approaches the Sommers' cottage in Chapter 20?
(a) The goose and a woman screaming.
(b) The goose and a man screaming.
(c) A shotgun blast.
(d) A child screaming.

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

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

10. What is an inquest?
(a) A court hearing such as an arraignment.
(b) A murder investigation.
(c) A judicial investigation into cause of death.
(d) A naming of susects in a murder investigation.

11. How does Mavers react to the conversation he has in the church yard after services in Chapter 15?
(a) He is content enough to watch the interaction of the villagers for a brief time.
(b) He becomes angry and insults everyone.
(c) He becomes distraught and quickly leaves.
(d) He is joyous and filled with laughter.

12. What is the weather like as the villagers gather for the funeral of Colonel Harris?
(a) Hot and sunny.
(b) Humid and misty.
(c) Snowy and cold.
(d) Rainy and miserable.

13. Who does Rutledge think he sees in the garden at the Inn while preparing for lunch in Chapter 16?
(a) Helena Sommers.
(b) Catherine Tarrant.
(c) Maggie Sommers.
(d) Lettice Wood.

14. What causes Hickam's testimony to be confusing as Rutledge is finally able to interrogate him in Chapter 15?
(a) References to the war.
(b) References to non-existent people.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Alcohol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Captain Wilton been doing with his time over the last few days of the investigation as has been revealed in Chapter 13?

2. How does Lizzie Pinter react to the sight of her father in Chapter 14?

3. Why does Royston tell Rutledge Sally Davenant chose to become a nurse during the war?

4. What is the primary thought on Lettice Wood's mind in the end of Chapter 17?

5. What makes Lettice Wood decide Mark Wilton could not have killed her guardian?

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