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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lettice Wood?
(a) Harris' ward.
(b) Harris' fiancee.
(c) Harris' daughter.
(d) Harris' cousin.

2. What motive does Lettice Wood suggest Catherine Tarrant might have had to kill the murder victim?
(a) Anger.
(b) Spite.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Jealousy.

3. What does Rutledge say London gave him in the aftermath of the debacle with McLeod?
(a) A medal.
(b) His resignation.
(c) A promotion.
(d) A raise.

4. Where is the body of the murder victim found?
(a) In a dining room.
(b) In a bedroom.
(c) In a corn field.
(d) In a meadow.

5. Who first mentions Mavers to Rutledge while he is doing interviews?
(a) Miss Wood's maid.
(b) Mrs. Davenant.
(c) Lettice Wood.
(d) Mark Wilton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What emotion is uppermost in the murder victim's mind when he realizes he is dying?

3. Why does Rutledge go to visit Mrs. Davenant in Chapter 3?

4. Where is Scotland Yard?

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

(see the answer key)

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