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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. Redfern did not want who treating him when he was in hospital during the war?
(a) Catherine Tarrant.
(b) Lettice Wood.
(c) Helena Sommers.
(d) Sally Davenant.

2. How did Harris reveal unrequited feelings for Lettice Wood on the Tuesday before his death?
(a) He announced them.
(b) He kissed her.
(c) He told a servant.
(d) He wrote her a letter.

3. How does Mavers react to the conversation he has in the church yard after services in Chapter 15?
(a) He is joyous and filled with laughter.
(b) He becomes distraught and quickly leaves.
(c) He becomes angry and insults everyone.
(d) He is content enough to watch the interaction of the villagers for a brief time.

4. What does Mark Wilton think will best serve him in what he must do next, as described in Chapter 17?
(a) Secrets.
(b) Money.
(c) Lies.
(d) Honesty.

5. With whom is Rutledge arguing at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Mark Wilton.
(b) Laurence Royston.
(c) Lettice Wood.
(d) Hamish McLeod.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rutledge go to speak to Wilton in the beginning of Chapter 18?

2. What is an inquest?

3. What motive does Wilton have for murdering Harris?

4. How does Lizzie Pinter react to the sight of her father in Chapter 14?

5. What is implied by the fight that Harris and Lettice had in the inn before Harris' death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rutledge interview the two women of ill-repute who live on the lane?

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

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

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

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. Who tells Lettice Wood that he once was involved in a car accident that resulted in a child's death in a way to comfort her in her grief?

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

9. What does Rutledge fear will happen should he arrest Captain Wilton for the murder of Colonel Harris?

10. How does Rutledge react when Catherine Tarrant shows him a portrait of her German lover in Chapter 17?

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