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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Pinter do for a living?

2. What does Hamish imply to Rutledge as Rutledge listens to Lettice Wood and Mark Wilton discuss the cancellation of their wedding?

3. Who is Lettice Wood's fiance?

4. What does Rutledge have trouble doing at the end of Chapter 4 that worries him about his ability to solve the case?

5. Who is Redfern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rutledge learn about Catherine Tarrant that might provide motive for her to kill Harris?

2. Who is Hamish McLeod? What is his connection to Rutledge?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Dr. Warren believe is wrong with Lizzie Pinter?

4. What does Mavers lecture about in public that expresses his unhappiness with the aristocracy in England and particularly Colonel Harris?

5. Why does Royston tell Rutledge he once borrowed money from Colonel Harris?

6. What is ironic about the death of Hamish McLeod as described in Chapter 9?

7. What has happened to Hickman in Chapter 7 that angers Rutledge?

8. What is Rutledge's impression of Carfield, the local vicar?

9. What does Rutledge feel is unusual about the position in which the body of Colonel Harris was found?

10. Who does Rutledge learn that Catherine Tarrant blamed for the death of her German lover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Colonel Charles Harris? How was he murdered? What does Rutledge quickly learn about Harris' background when he arrives in the village? What did the villagers thinks of Harris? Does this influence Rutledge's opinions of Harris? Why does Rutledge have trouble identifying with Harris? Is this important to Rutledge's investigation? For what reason?

Essay Topic 2

How is Harris murdered? Where does Rutledge believe he has found the murder weapon? Where was Harris' body found? What does Rutledge find in the area where the body was found? How does this point Rutledge to a possible witness? Does this witness help Rutledge pinpoint the murderer? What does this witness prove about the murder in Rutledge's mind?

Essay Topic 3

What does Lettice reveal about her relationship with Harris? How did this changing relationship lead to a fight between Harris and Lettice? Harris and Wilton? How could this argument have been motive for murder? Is it? Why does Lettice fail to tell this story to Rutledge until late in the novel? What is Lettice trying to hide? Has Lettice done something wrong? Has Harris? What might the public have though had this truth come out more publicly?

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