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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 does Forrest suggest it was that told the town of Catherine Tarrant's love affair with a German during the war?

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

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

4. Who does Catherine Tarrant ask to model for one of her paintings in Chapter 6?

5. Who is Ian Rutledge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mavers lecture about in public that expresses his unhappiness with the aristocracy in England and particularly Colonel Harris?

6. What does Rutledge learn about Catherine Tarrant that might provide motive for her to kill Harris?

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

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

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

10. Why did Harris stop Mavers from joining the military as Mavers describes it in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Who is Mavers? Why do the people of the village immediately point to Mavers as the chief suspect in Harris' death? Why have Mavers and Harris had a falling out? What has this done to Mavers' life? is Mavers fair in his assessment of Harris? Who pays Mavers' pension? Why is everyone in the village surprised to learn this fact late in the novel? What does this say about Mavers' motive for murder?

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