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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. Why was the murder victim, as discovered by Rutledge in Chapter 14, riding his horse near the houses of ill repute on the lane?
(a) He had resolved a dispute for one of the women of ill repute.
(b) He was visiting Helena Sommers.
(c) He was on his way into the village.
(d) He was visiting a woman of ill repute.

2. What does Lettice Wood accuse Rutledge of doing during their interview at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Implying an affair where none existed.
(b) Fishing for information.
(c) Forcing her to admit to something she did not do.
(d) Acting on desperation.

3. What does Rutledge have trouble picturing when he returns to the meadow where the murder victim was discovered?
(a) Possible location of a witness.
(b) The marks of the bullet's path.
(c) Signs of a struggle.
(d) The sequence of events.

4. What is implied by the fight that Harris and Lettice had in the inn before Harris' death?
(a) They did not like one another.
(b) They were lovers.
(c) They were in disagreement over Lettice's marriage to Wilton.
(d) They did not agree on the budget for the wedding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the item Rutledge finds in the meadow in Chapter 12 tell Rutledge?

2. Why does Redfern tell Rutledge he believes a fight between Harris and Refern the Tuesday before the murder could not have been terribly serious?

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

4. What motive does Wilton have for murdering Harris?

5. What is the topic of conversation when Rutledge first arrives to speak with Wilton at the beginning of Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who killed Colonel Charles Harris?

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