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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. How does Wilton react when Rutledge asks if there were rivals for Lettice Wood's affection?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He refers Rutledge to Lettice Wood.
(c) He insists there are none.
(d) He gives a list of names.

2. What caused the death of Catherine Tarrant's German lover?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Diptheria.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Rheumatic fever.

3. What item in Mavers' house does Hamish find for Rutledge in Chapter 5?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A canister of poison.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A knife.

4. What does Rutledge say London gave him in the aftermath of the debacle with McLeod?
(a) A medal.
(b) His resignation.
(c) A promotion.
(d) A raise.

5. Where did the murder that will be investigated in this novel take place?
(a) York, England.
(b) East Hampton, England.
(c) Weltonshire, England.
(d) Warwickshire, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lettice Wood think of Rutledge?

2. What alibi does Inspector Forrest present to Rutledge for Mavers in Chapter 6?

3. Who does Wilton recall meeting on his morning walk the day of the murder?

4. Who first mentions Mavers to Rutledge while he is doing interviews?

5. Who does Rutledge resolve at the end of Chapter 10 to learn more about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Daniel Hickam? Why is he not considered a reliable witness in the murder of Colonel Charles Harris?

2. Who is Hamish McLeod? What is his connection to Rutledge?

3. Who does Rutledge give money to at the end of Chapter 6? For what reason?

4. Why does Royston tell Rutledge he once borrowed money from Colonel Harris?

5. What does Rutledge find unusual about Lettice Wood's manner in Chapter 2?

6. Why does Mrs. Davenant urge Captain Wilton to visit Lettice Wood at Mallows?

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

8. Why does Catherine Tarrant seek out Rutledge in chapter 5?

9. Who do the servants at Harris' estate tell Rutledge were fighting the night before Harris' murder?

10. What does Wilton deny doing the morning of the murder that goes directly against eye witness testimony?

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