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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Martin and Joanne Williams, why did Parris come to see them?
(a) He was concerned because one of their daughters was involved with Stefan Codrescu.
(b) He had not seen their daughters in several years, and the girls were home from university.
(c) He was looking for an investment in a new advertising agency.
(d) He heard a rumor that Martin and Joanne were on the verge of divorce.

2. What prompts Susan to ask Aiden about the things that went wrong on his wedding day?
(a) His obvious discomfort when discussing the wedding itself.
(b) His description of Cecily's reaction to reading her horoscope that morning.
(c) A remark that Lisa Treherne made when Susan had dinner with Lisa and Lawrence.
(d) She is testing him to see if he will tell her the same details that she has already heard from Pauline.

3. Whose wedding coincided with the murder at the Trehornes' hotel?
(a) Their daughter Lisa.
(b) Their head of housekeeping, Helen.
(c) Their daughter Cecily.
(d) Their granddaughter Roxana.

4. What object was Cecily upset over losing on her wedding day?
(a) A rare bottle of champagne.
(b) Her engagement ring.
(c) A book.
(d) A pen.

5. In her interview with Conway, what does Cecily say was strange about the way Parris ended his first conversation with her?
(a) He kissed her.
(b) He abruptly stopped talking and walked away.
(c) He said goodbye to Aiden but not to her.
(d) He called her "Lisa" when he said goodbye.

6. In the chapter titled "Page One," what is Susan getting ready to do?
(a) Read the legal paperwork on Heath House.
(b) Write an email to Andreas.
(c) Start editing her first book in two years.
(d) Reread Atticus Pünd Takes the Case.

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

8. What does Susan realize about Lisa Treherne when Lisa gets up from the dinner table?
(a) Lisa is drunk.
(b) Lisa has a pronounced limp.
(c) Lisa is nearly blind.
(d) Lisa is hiding a scratch on her arm.

9. What irony does Susan note at the beginning of "Craig Andrews (Dinner)"?
(a) She cannot find a job in publishing, but a writer is still interested in her.
(b) She still has not told Andreas about staying at Craig Andrews' house.
(c) It will be her third meeting over a meal that day--but she has not yet eaten anything.
(d) Craig looks like Andreas, but she is not attracted to him.

10. What is the name of the Trehornes' hotel?
(a) The Barn Owl.
(b) Branlow Hall.
(c) Branlow Cottage.
(d) The Moonflower.

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

12. In "Nightcaps," what does Susan reveal about Conway's fourth book?
(a) She did not actually edit it--she had one of her employees do it instead.
(b) She begged Conway to rewrite it, but he refused.
(c) It uses both her and Andreas as characters.
(d) Its plot was stolen from a student writer.

13. On her way to breakfast with Lionel Corby, what does Susan realize about the building where he works?
(a) She worked there when she was beginning her editing career.
(b) It is the location Conway used for Atticus Pünd's apartment.
(c) It is across the street from Aiden's London apartment.
(d) It is very close to the apartment where Aiden and Cecily met.

14. What was Andreas' job before he and Susan bought their hotel in Greece?
(a) Writer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Soccer player.
(d) Bartender.

15. What is the name of the author of the book that ended Susan's publishing career?
(a) Frank Parris.
(b) Aiden MacNeil.
(c) Alan Conway.
(d) Stefan Codrescu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that ended Susan's publishing career?

2. Where does Derek Endicott live?

3. Where are Lars and Inga from?

4. What does Susan's discussion of her intentions regarding her old car imply?

5. Besides wondering why Khan is practicing in Suffolk, what question does Susan have about his law firm?

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