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

2. Where is Scotland Yard?

3. What type of accident is Royston in that forces him to borrow money from Harris to make it right?

4. Who, as described in Chapter 5, died in the Boer War?

5. What does Rutledge notice about the personality of Helena's sister when he meets her in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Rutledge's impression of Carfield, the local vicar?

5. Who is Helena Sommers? What is unusual about her living arrangements?

6. Why does Dr. Warren claim he felt it necessary to sedate Lettice Wood after the death of her guardian?

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

8. Why does Wilton refuse to answer questions about Catherine Tarrant? What does he chose to talk about instead?

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

10. Who do the servants at Harris' estate tell Rutledge were fighting the night before Harris' murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Lettice Wood? What is her condition the first time Rutledge interviews her? Why does this cause Rutledge to believe Lettice is hiding something? What kind of answers does Lettice give to Rutledge's many questions? Why does Rutledge find himself routinely returning to talk to Lettice? Who does Lettice remind Rutledge of? What information about her relationship to Harris does Lettice finally reveal to Rutledge that takes away Wilton's motive for murder? How is this information a sad turn for Rutledge in comparison to his own experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Lizzie Pinter? Why is she traumatized? What does the doctor think of her condition? What does he do to help her? What does Rutledge find of Lizzie's in the meadow where Harris' body was found? What does Rutledge think Lizzie saw in the meadow? How does this change Rutledge's assumptions about the murder?

Essay Topic 3

What is shell shock? Who experiences shell shock in this novel? What symptoms of shell shock does each character experience in the novel? What is the modern equivalent of shell shock? How does shell shock influence or take away from the investigation into Harris' murder? How has shell shock have the power to ruin the reputation of a main character of the novel?

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