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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 is a pension?

2. Who owns the house where the Sommers sisters live?

3. Where is the body of the murder victim found?

4. What illness does Rutledge learn Hickam suffers in Chapter 7?

5. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died of drowning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rutledge note as odd in Wilton's behavior toward Lettice in the aftermath of Harris' murder?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Dr. Warren believe is wrong with Lizzie Pinter?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why was Scotland Yard called in to investigate the murder of Colonel Harris?

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

10. What does Rutledge feel is unusual about the position in which the body of Colonel Harris was found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Lettice reveal about her relationship with Harris? How did this changing relationship lead to a fight between Harris and Lettice? Harris and Wilton? How could this argument have been motive for murder? Is it? Why does Lettice fail to tell this story to Rutledge until late in the novel? What is Lettice trying to hide? Has Lettice done something wrong? Has Harris? What might the public have though had this truth come out more publicly?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following characters and their motives for murder in detail, citing examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Wilton

2) Mavers

3) Royston

4) Hickam.

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