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

2. What does the item Rutledge finds in the meadow in Chapter 12 tell Rutledge?
(a) Wilton lied about seeing Helena Sommers the morning of the murder.
(b) That Wilton was truthful about his activities that day and there might be another witness.
(c) Wilton told the truth about who he saw the morning of the murder, but where he saw them.
(d) Wilton lied and he must be the killer.

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

4. Who was the first to suggest calling off the wedding between Lettice Wood and Mark Wilton?
(a) Mrs. Davenant.
(b) Colonel Harris.
(c) Mark Wilton.
(d) Lettice Wood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rutledge hear as he approaches the Sommers' cottage in Chapter 20?

2. Who is the real Helena Sommers?

3. With whom is Rutledge arguing at the beginning of Chapter 17?

4. What does Rutledge dream of doing when this case is over as discussed in Chapter 13?

5. Who escorts Lettice Wood to the funeral of Colonel Harris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Rutledge learn was a nurse during the war? What does this say about this particular character?

2. Why does Rutledge attend church in Chapter 15? What happens afterward?

3. Why does Rutledge go to the Sommers' home the morning of the funeral?

4. What does Rutledge discover in Chapter 20 when he goes into Helena Sommers' bedroom the morning of the funeral?

5. Why does Rutledge agree in Chapter 18 to delay his arrest of Captain Wilton until after the funeral?

6. In Chapter 16, Rutledge learns that Harris ate lunch at the inn often. What is unusual about Harris' lunch the Tuesday before his death?

7. Who is missing at the funeral in Chapter 20?

8. What major regret does Lettice Wood confess she has in the death of her guardian?

9. What information does Mrs. Davenant give Rutledge about Wilton in Chapter 11 that could provide a motive for murder?

10. Why does Rutledge questions Mrs. Davenant about the pension Mavers' receives in Chapter 11?

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