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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 has Captain Wilton been doing with his time over the last few days of the investigation as has been revealed in Chapter 13?

2. What is the weather like as the villagers gather for the funeral of Colonel Harris?

3. What does Wilton continuously refuse to answer each time Rutledge asks?

4. What is Mrs. Davenant's opinion of the relationship between Catherine Tarrant and Rolf Linden?

5. Who does Mavers wait to speak with after the church services in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major regret does Lettice Wood confess she has in the death of her guardian?

2. Who does Rutledge learn was a nurse during the war? What does this say about this particular character?

3. What does Lettice Wood say about her thoughts on Wilton's possible motives for murder?

4. In Chapter 16, Rutledge learns that Harris ate lunch at the inn often. What is unusual about Harris' lunch the Tuesday before his death?

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

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

7. Why does Rutledge go to the Sommers' home the morning of the funeral?

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

9. What comment does Royston make about the murder in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Captain Mark Wilton? Who is his powerful friend? Why is Scotland Yard call in to investigate Wilton's possible role in Colonel Harris' murder? Who is Wilton engaged to marry? how does this present motive for murder? How does Wilton react to the investigation into his motives for murder? With whom does he have a fight the day before the murder? What does Wilton say about this fight? Why is he reluctant to discuss this fight with Rutledge?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Helena Sommers? What is her connection to the murder of Harris? When does Rutledge meet Maggie Sommers? What kind of animal to the Sommers' sister keep in their yard? What is unusual about this? Where does Rutledge often see Helena Sommers? Has Rutledge ever seen the Sommers' sisters together? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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