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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Le Caprice, London" through "Page One".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual detail does the charity shop clerk remember from Aiden's visit?
(a) The dog hair on his coat.
(b) The scratch on his cheek.
(c) His strange comments and behavior.
(d) His donation of a brand-new designer dress.

2. Besides wondering why Khan is practicing in Suffolk, what question does Susan have about his law firm?
(a) Why the receptionists quit so frequently.
(b) Why it always seems so empty.
(c) Who his partner is.
(d) Whether he is actually licensed to practice law.

3. What does Pauline Trehorne find upsetting about the book set at a hotel similar to her own?
(a) It portrays the hotel owners as criminals.
(b) It depicts the hotel as dirty and cheap.
(c) It is disrespectful to the dead man.
(d) It blames her staff for the murder.

4. At dinner with Craig Andrews, who are the two people that Susan identifies as having a motive to kill Parris?
(a) Lionel Corby and Stefan Codrescu.
(b) Lisa and Cecily Trehorne.
(c) Joanna and Martin Williams.
(d) Sajid Khan and his partner.

5. On page 176, Susan says that James Taylor's appearance is that of a "sybarite" and is "Byronesque." What does she mean?
(a) Taylor deliberately looks less capable than he really is.
(b) Taylor hides his real intentions behind a wall of polite language.
(c) Taylor looks like he is self-destructing in the pursuit of pleasure.
(d) Taylor looks like he is from another, earlier, time period.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical feature of Aiden's does Lionel remark on when he and Susan are talking at breakfast?

2. What is diazepam?

3. Where is the maintenance room where Stefan's tools were stored?

4. What does Craig give Susan as a gift?

5. On page 39, whom does Susan describe as "both fair-haired [and] slightly robotic"?

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