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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Rutledge think he sees in the garden at the Inn while preparing for lunch in Chapter 16?
(a) Catherine Tarrant.
(b) Maggie Sommers.
(c) Helena Sommers.
(d) Lettice Wood.

2. What label was Mavers given, as described in Chapter 5, that he chose to live up to?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Troublemaker.
(d) Scholar.

3. What about the suspects does Rutledge have trouble identifying with at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Their lifestyles.
(b) Their testimony.
(c) Their emotions.
(d) Their thoughts.

4. What does Hamish imply to Rutledge as Rutledge listens to Lettice Wood and Mark Wilton discuss the cancellation of their wedding?
(a) He will never have so many women fight for his affections.
(b) He cannot understand the women in the case.
(c) He will never have a woman like Lettice Wood.
(d) He cannot separate himself from the women in the case.

5. Who is Catherine Tarrant searching for at the beginning of chapter 6?
(a) Carfield.
(b) Hickam.
(c) Warren.
(d) Davies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Mavers from the murderous mob in Chapter 5?

2. Who does Rutledge learn he saw sitting in the garden while preparing for lunch in Chapter 16?

3. What does Rutledge tell Bowles when he calls from Scotland Yard in Chapter 9?

4. What makes Lettice Wood decide Mark Wilton could not have killed her guardian?

5. Why is Rutledge so determined to arrest Mark Wilton?

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