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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. Who does Mavers wait to speak with after the church services in Chapter 15?
(a) Royston.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Mrs. Davenant.

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

8. Redfern did not want who treating him when he was in hospital during the war?
(a) Sally Davenant.
(b) Helena Sommers.
(c) Catherine Tarrant.
(d) Lettice Wood.

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

10. What does Rutledge ask Lettice Wood to go over with him one last time in Chapter 12?
(a) Catherine Tarrant's grudge against herself and her guardian.
(b) Wilton's motive for murder.
(c) Her final evening with her guardian.
(d) Mavers' motive for murder.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carfield preach about in Chapter 15?

2. Why does Rutledge often go to church while investigating a murder?

3. How does Rutledge decide Lizzie Pinter seeing the dead man fall from his horse in the meadow change the evidence against Wilton?

4. Who does Rutledge think about as he studies a portrait of Rolf Linden by Catherine Tarrant?

5. How does Lettice Wood's revelation of a brief affair with Harris change Wilton's motive?

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