This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Atticus Pünd Takes the Case "Seven: A Question of Time" through "Twelve: An Arrest is Made".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Whether he is actually licensed to practice law.
(c) Who his partner is.
(d) Why it always seems so empty.

2. How old is Susan when the narrative opens?
(a) 44.
(b) 53.
(c) 48.
(d) 39.

3. How does Atticus Pünd get Cox to tell him the truth about Melissa's involvement in his film?
(a) He asks Hare to officially caution Cox.
(b) He pretends that he has already spoken to Melissa's agent about it.
(c) He presents Cox with a note in Melissa's handwriting.
(d) He reminds him that conversations can be easily overheard at the hotel.

4. What does Susan learn about the Atticus Pünd novels from her lunch with Michael Bealey?
(a) A new author has been assigned to continue the series.
(b) They are being made into a series of television shows.
(c) The publisher is being sued because Conway plagiarized material.
(d) They have temporarily been erased from the publisher's distribution system.

5. Cox tells the detectives he overheard an argument at Clarence Keep. What was the argument about?
(a) Something about the Moonflower being crooked.
(b) Melissa's relationship with Algernon.
(c) Eric Chandler's failure to find an appropriate girlfriend.
(d) A letter that Francis Pendleton had found.