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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Rutledge so determined to arrest Mark Wilton?
(a) He dislikes him.
(b) He has no alternative.
(c) He thinks he is guilty.
(d) He has to arrest someone.

3. What does Lettice Wood admit to in the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Being in love with Mark Harris.
(b) Being in love with Harris.
(c) Being in love with Mavers.
(d) Being in love with Rutledge.

4. Who does Rutledge go to check on in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Hickam.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Warren.
(d) Lizzie Pinter.

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

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

7. How does Lizzie Pinter react in Chapter 14 when Rutledge shows her the doll he found in an earlier chapter?
(a) She screams.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She tells about seeing a dead body.
(d) She hugs Rutledge.

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

9. At the beginning of Chapter 18, how long has it been since the murder took place?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) A month.
(d) A year.

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

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

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

13. 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 was visiting Helena Sommers.
(b) He was on his way into the village.
(c) He had resolved a dispute for one of the women of ill repute.
(d) He was visiting a woman of ill repute.

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

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

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. Who does Helena Sommers tell Rutledge has arranged a car to take her to the funeral?

3. Where does Rutledge go to speak to Wilton in the beginning of Chapter 18?

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

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

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