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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first to suggest calling off the wedding between Lettice Wood and Mark Wilton?
(a) Mark Wilton.
(b) Mrs. Davenant.
(c) Colonel Harris.
(d) Lettice Wood.

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

3. Who objects loudly to Rutledge's decision to postpone arresting Wilton?
(a) Hamish McLeod.
(b) Davies.
(c) Bowles.
(d) Forrest.

4. 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.

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

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

7. What motive does Wilton have for murdering Harris?
(a) Money.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Reputation.
(d) A title.

8. Who escorts Lettice Wood to the funeral of Colonel Harris?
(a) Dr. Warren.
(b) Inspector Forrest.
(c) Sergeant Davies.
(d) Mark Wilton.

9. What is split personality?
(a) When an emotionally traumatized person creates a separate personality to deal with pain.
(b) When a person shows one personality to the public and one at home.
(c) When a person suffers a disfiguring trauma that changes their outlook on life.
(d) When a person has such emotional trauma that his personality changes dramatically.

10. What is the topic of conversation when Rutledge first arrives to speak with Wilton at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) The canceled wedding.
(c) The funeral arrangements.
(d) Catherine Tarrant.

11. 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.

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

13. What has Captain Wilton been doing with his time over the last few days of the investigation as has been revealed in Chapter 13?
(a) Attending numerous will readings for the murdered man.
(b) Cancelling his wedding plans.
(c) Arranging the difficult funeral for a headless corpse.
(d) Keeping his cousin from a nervous breakdown.

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

15. 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 was happy a few days later.
(b) Harris walked with her in the garden immediately afterward.
(c) Harris told him it was just a lover's tiff.
(d) Lettice Wood told him it was not serious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Catherine Tarrant's main motive as revealed by her own thoughts in Chapter 17?

2. Who is the real Helena Sommers?

3. What does Rutledge tell Lettice Wood Mark Wilton might do to deal with his guilty conscious in Chapter 19?

4. For whom does Catherine Tarrant beg Rutledge to be sure of the evidence in Chapter 17?

5. What does Rutledge vow to do at the end of the novel?

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