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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What class of people does Mavers claim are oppressed in Chapter 5?
(a) Working men.
(b) Men without titles.
(c) Men with titles.
(d) Wealthy men.

2. What type of accident is Royston in that forces him to borrow money from Harris to make it right?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A plane crash.
(c) A bicycle accident.
(d) A boating accident.

3. What type of handwriting is the letter Bowles received regarding Rutledge written in?
(a) Manly.
(b) Girlish.
(c) Cut out letters.
(d) Typed.

4. Why does Rutledge return to Helena Sommers' cottage in Chapter 7?
(a) To ask if she saw the murder.
(b) To ask her to dinner.
(c) To ask if she has any new information in the murder.
(d) To ask if she saw Wilton carrying anything the day of the murder.

5. What does Rutledge have trouble doing at the end of Chapter 4 that worries him about his ability to solve the case?
(a) Reading the evidence.
(b) Concentrating on testimony.
(c) Understanding the method of death.
(d) Getting into the mind of the murder victim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, as described in Chapter 5, prevented Mavers from joining the Army at the beginning of World War I?

2. What illness does Rutledge learn Hickam suffers in Chapter 7?

3. Who is Ian Rutledge?

4. Does the doctor think Hickam will be able to provide helpful information in the investigation?

5. Who does Helena Sommers admit she saw the morning of the murder in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the death of Hamish McLeod as described in Chapter 9?

2. Who is the prime suspect as supported by the evidence in Chapter 10?

3. What does Rutledge learn about Catherine Tarrant that might provide motive for her to kill Harris?

4. Who does Rutledge learn that Catherine Tarrant blamed for the death of her German lover?

5. What is Rutledge's impression of Carfield, the local vicar?

6. In Chapter 9, what does Dr. Warren believe is wrong with Lizzie Pinter?

7. What does Rutledge note as odd in Wilton's behavior toward Lettice in the aftermath of Harris' murder?

8. Why did Harris stop Mavers from joining the military as Mavers describes it in Chapter 5?

9. What skill does Rutledge fear he has lost in his experiences in the war?

10. What is revealed when the author switches point of views at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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