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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rutledge returns to the meadow in Chapter 12 and finds what object?
(a) A knife.
(b) A horse's bridle.
(c) A gun.
(d) A doll.

2. Who does Lettice Wood remind Rutledge of?
(a) His sister.
(b) Helena.
(c) Jean.
(d) Maggie.

3. What does Rutledge learn is the reason for Mavers' strong reaction to a conversation after church services in Chapter 15?
(a) Harris paid his pension, but it will not continue.
(b) Royston accused him of the murder.
(c) Lettice Wood is open to courting with him.
(d) Mrs. Davenant has offered him a job.

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

5. What is Mrs. Davenant's opinion of the relationship between Catherine Tarrant and Rolf Linden?
(a) It was passionate to have survived.
(b) It was a tragedy for everyone involved.
(c) It was scandalous because of the sentiments during the war.
(d) It was ill fated and would have failed.

6. Why does Rutledge wake Lettice in the middle of the night in the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) He is in need of comfort and information.
(b) He knows who killed Harris and wants to test his theory.
(c) He wants Lettice to tell him what kind of guns Wilton knows how to use.
(d) He needs Lettice to confirm what Harris was wearing the morning he died.

7. What was the profession of Mavers' father?
(a) Innkeeper.
(b) Gamekeeper.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Groom.

8. What does Hamish tell Rutledge about his ability to finish this case with his reputation intact?
(a) He will need more help.
(b) He should resign rather than fail.
(c) He should be able to solve the case easily.
(d) It will never happen.

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

10. Who seems to be the main topic of conversation in the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Wilton.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Helena Sommers.
(d) Mavers.

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

12. What does Rutledge threaten when Rutledge tells him of the evidence mounting against him?
(a) To fight him in court.
(b) To fight to have him fired from Scotland Yard.
(c) To have his friends beat him up.
(d) To have him arrested for defamation of character.

13. What is implied by the fight that Harris and Lettice had in the inn before Harris' death?
(a) They did not like one another.
(b) They did not agree on the budget for the wedding.
(c) They were lovers.
(d) They were in disagreement over Lettice's marriage to Wilton.

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

15. 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) Keeping his cousin from a nervous breakdown.
(b) Arranging the difficult funeral for a headless corpse.
(c) Attending numerous will readings for the murdered man.
(d) Cancelling his wedding plans.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What causes Hickam's testimony to be confusing as Rutledge is finally able to interrogate him in Chapter 15?

4. Why does Redfern tell Rutledge he believes a fight between Harris and Refern the Tuesday before the murder could not have been terribly serious?

5. Where does Maggie tell Rutledge Helena is when he confronts her in Chapter 20?

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