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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 does Hamish tell Rutledge about his ability to finish this case with his reputation intact?
(a) He will need more help.
(b) He should resign rather than fail.
(c) It will never happen.
(d) He should be able to solve the case easily.

2. With whom is Rutledge arguing at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Laurence Royston.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Hamish McLeod.
(d) Mark Wilton.

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

4. What motive does Wilton have for murdering Harris?
(a) Reputation.
(b) Money.
(c) A title.
(d) Lettice Wood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lettice Wood accuse Rutledge of doing during their interview at the end of Chapter 16?

2. Rutledge returns to the meadow in Chapter 12 and finds what object?

3. What is the primary thought on Lettice Wood's mind in the end of Chapter 17?

4. Redfern did not want who treating him when he was in hospital during the war?

5. What is Catherine Tarrant's main motive as revealed by her own thoughts in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lettice Wood say about her thoughts on Wilton's possible motives for murder?

2. Who does Rutledge ask to find the owner of the doll in Chapter 13?

3. What comment does Royston make about the murder in Chapter 13?

4. Why does Rutledge question women in the village square in Chapter 14 about Mavers' alibi?

5. What does Rutledge say in Chapter 12 that causes Lettice Wood to become angry with him? How does Rutledge respond to this anger?

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

7. Where does Rutledge find himself continuously drawn as he continues to investigate the murder of Harris?

8. Why does Catherine Tarrant admit she paid Hickam after the murder?

9. Who tells Lettice Wood that he once was involved in a car accident that resulted in a child's death in a way to comfort her in her grief?

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

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