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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. To whom does a witness claim Catherine Tarrant gave money after the murder?

2. What does Rutledge realize he is lacking in Chapter 13 as to his list of suspects?

3. Who does Rutledge think he sees in the garden at the Inn while preparing for lunch in Chapter 16?

4. Who is the one character Rutledge most wants to interrogate in the murder investigation?

5. Who does Dr. Warren ask Rutledge to come with him to meet at the end of Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What new information does Rutledge get when he is finally able to interview Hickam in Chapter 15?

4. Why does Rutledge questions Mrs. Davenant about the pension Mavers' receives in Chapter 11?

5. Who is Lettice Wood surprised to learn was the source of Mavers' pension?

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

7. Who is missing at the funeral in Chapter 20?

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

9. In what condition does Rutledge find the owner of the doll he found in Chapter 12 in the meadow where Harris' body was found?

10. What does Lettice Wood reveal to Rutledge in Chapter 19 after he wakes her in the middle of the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is split personality? What causes it? Who in this novel suffers split personality? How did it come about? What trauma brought it on? What are the personalities in this fractured person's mind? How does this character deal with this? Why does this character take an ax to Royston? Why does this character kill him/herself? What confession does this character make before dying?

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 Helena Sommers? What is her connection to the murder of Harris? When does Rutledge meet Maggie Sommers? What kind of animal to the Sommers' sister keep in their yard? What is unusual about this? Where does Rutledge often see Helena Sommers? Has Rutledge ever seen the Sommers' sisters together? Why or why not?

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