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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality does one of Lettice Wood's suggest for a secret lover Catherine Tarrant had?

2. Who arrives at Mallows while Rutledge is still in the company of Lettice Wood in Chapter 9?

3. Who is Sally Davenant?

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

5. Why does Lettice Wood lie to her maid about her crying jag in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Rutledge think of the reunion between Lettice Wood and Captain Wilton in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Rutledge see that causes the voice of Hamish to become quite loud for a moment?

10. Why does Rutledge have Davies check the railroad for out of town visitors the day of the murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Captain Mark Wilton? Who is his powerful friend? Why is Scotland Yard call in to investigate Wilton's possible role in Colonel Harris' murder? Who is Wilton engaged to marry? how does this present motive for murder? How does Wilton react to the investigation into his motives for murder? With whom does he have a fight the day before the murder? What does Wilton say about this fight? Why is he reluctant to discuss this fight with Rutledge?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Colonel Charles Harris? How was he murdered? What does Rutledge quickly learn about Harris' background when he arrives in the village? What did the villagers thinks of Harris? Does this influence Rutledge's opinions of Harris? Why does Rutledge have trouble identifying with Harris? Is this important to Rutledge's investigation? For what reason?

Essay Topic 3

How is Harris murdered? Where does Rutledge believe he has found the murder weapon? Where was Harris' body found? What does Rutledge find in the area where the body was found? How does this point Rutledge to a possible witness? Does this witness help Rutledge pinpoint the murderer? What does this witness prove about the murder in Rutledge's mind?

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