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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives at Mallows while Rutledge is still in the company of Lettice Wood in Chapter 9?
(a) Sergeant Davies.
(b) Mark Wilton.
(c) Dr. Warren.
(d) Catherine Tarrant.

2. What does Rutledge want to know about Mavers' actions the morning of the murder?
(a) To learn if he could have slipped away.
(b) To verify his alibi.
(c) To learn which scholars he quotes in his speeches.
(d) To find out what he was saying about the murder victim.

3. Who is Laurence Royston?
(a) Harris' butler.
(b) Harris' best friend.
(c) Harris' cousin.
(d) Harris' man of business.

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

5. Who saves Mavers from the murderous mob in Chapter 5?
(a) Harris.
(b) Rutledge.
(c) Tarrant.
(d) Wilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Catherine Tarrant beg Rutledge to be sure of the evidence in Chapter 17?

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

3. For whom does Ted Pinter work?

4. What does Lettice Wood admit to in the end of Chapter 19?

5. Who is in charge of the murder investigation, as Rutledge learns at the end of Chapter 1?

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