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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ladbroke Grove," why does Susan decide against calling Andreas?
(a) She is not sure if he will want to talk with her.
(b) It is a busy time of day at the Polydorus.
(c) He still has not responded to her email.
(d) She realizes that she has a crush on Craig.

2. In "Facetime," why does Andreas end the call with Susan?
(a) It is hours later in Greece and Andreas is tired and wants to sleep.
(b) There is a commotion at the Polydorus that he needs to see to.
(c) He and Susan are fighting about him coming to England.
(d) Susan lies and tells him that she has to go do an interview.

3. What claim does Lionel Corby make about the Youth Offender Programme?
(a) Stefan was actually the only person that Branlow Hall ever employed under the program.
(b) Cecily chose prisoners that she had been corresponding with.
(c) It was a dangerous idea that Pauline Trehorne strongly opposed.
(d) It was just a way to make people work long hours for less than minimum wage.

4. What does Susan's discussion of her intentions regarding her old car imply?
(a) Driving in London is almost intolerable after spending time in Greece.
(b) She might sell the car to pay for some of the repairs to her hotel.
(c) London is really the only part of England that she enjoys.
(d) She is uncertain about whether she will return to Greece.

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

6. What physical feature of Aiden's does Lionel remark on when he and Susan are talking at breakfast?
(a) A tattoo.
(b) A scar.
(c) A bruise.
(d) A birthmark.

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

8. To what fictional character does Susan compare Aiden MacNeil?
(a) Curious George.
(b) Winnie the Pooh.
(c) Harry Potter.
(d) Peter Pan.

9. 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 blames her staff for the murder.
(c) It is disrespectful to the dead man.
(d) It depicts the hotel as dirty and cheap.

10. What is the name of the book that ended Susan's publishing career?
(a) Magpie Murders.
(b) Atticus Pünd: Marked for Murder
(c) Moonflower Murders.
(d) Atticus Pünd Takes the Case

11. How was Cecily going to pay for the flat she was looking at in London when she met Aiden?
(a) She had received an inheritance.
(b) She had substantial savings.
(c) Her parents were going to buy it.
(d) Lisa had offered to loan her the money.

12. Where are Lars and Inga from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Sweden.
(d) The Netherlands.

13. In his email to Susan, whose unusual demeanor on the Friday night before the wedding does Lawrence call attention to?
(a) Pauline's brother's.
(b) Lionel's.
(c) Aiden's.
(d) Derek's.

14. Where is the maintenance room where Stefan's tools were stored?
(a) In the back of Branlow Hall next to the rose garden.
(b) In the granary that has been converted into a spa and pool house.
(c) In room twelve, in the older part of the hotel.
(d) In the block of staff housing created from the former stables.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Susan have a drink in "Nightcaps"?

2. In "The Night Manager," what important fact does Susan learn about the room where Stefan once lived?

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

4. Because the marquee tent was late being delivered, whom does Susan know must have told her a lie?

5. What does Susan stop in Woodbridge to buy before heading to London?

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