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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Davenant's opinion of the relationship between Catherine Tarrant and Rolf Linden?
(a) It was ill fated and would have failed.
(b) It was passionate to have survived.
(c) It was a tragedy for everyone involved.
(d) It was scandalous because of the sentiments during the war.

2. Who does Lettice Wood remind Rutledge of?
(a) Jean.
(b) Maggie.
(c) His sister.
(d) Helena.

3. For whom did Mavers' father work?
(a) Catherine Tarrant.
(b) The Haldanes.
(c) Mr. Davenant.
(d) Colonel Harris.

4. Who seems to be the main topic of conversation in the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Lettice Wood.
(b) Wilton.
(c) Helena Sommers.
(d) Mavers.

5. What does Lettice Wood accuse Rutledge of doing during their interview at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Forcing her to admit to something she did not do.
(b) Fishing for information.
(c) Acting on desperation.
(d) Implying an affair where none existed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Helena Sommers tell Rutledge has arranged a car to take her to the funeral?

2. What injuries does Royston have when Rutledge finds him running from the Sommers' cottage in Chapter 20?

3. Where does Hickam say he saw the murder victim argue with Mark Wilton the morning of the murder?

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

5. Why does Rutledge wake Lettice in the middle of the night in the beginning of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author switch point of view in a series of vignettes at the end of Chapter 17?

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

3. What does Rutledge reveal in the beginning of Chapter 19 that he believes happened in the meadow the morning of the murder?

4. Why does Rutledge agree in Chapter 18 to delay his arrest of Captain Wilton until after the funeral?

5. What does Rutledge discover in Chapter 20 when he goes into Helena Sommers' bedroom the morning of the funeral?

6. Why does Catherine Tarrant admit she paid Hickam after the murder?

7. What does Rutledge say in Chapter 12 that causes Lettice Wood to become angry with him? How does Rutledge respond to this anger?

8. What information does Mrs. Davenant give Rutledge about Wilton in Chapter 11 that could provide a motive for murder?

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

10. Why does Bowles claim Scotland Yard cannot support Rutledge if he arrests Captain Wilton without strong evidence in Chapter 18?

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