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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Aiden and Cecily first meet?
(a) He was actually dating Lisa Treherne first.
(b) He met her while on vacation in the South of France.
(c) He was a guest at Branlow Hall.
(d) He was the agent who showed her an apartment she was thinking of buying.

2. Because the marquee tent was late being delivered, whom does Susan know must have told her a lie?
(a) Aiden MacNeil.
(b) Lionel Corby.
(c) Lisa Treherne.
(d) Martin Williams.

3. What does Susan stop in Woodbridge to buy before heading to London?
(a) Some of Andreas's favorite English jams and teas.
(b) Wine to give Craig as a thank-you for hosting her.
(c) Clothes appropriate for London.
(d) A copy of Conway's book.

4. What surprises Susan about her nephew Jack?
(a) His attitude toward her.
(b) His attitude toward his mother.
(c) His unhealthy appearance.
(d) His visual similarity to Andreas.

5. Whose business card does Susan spot in the Williams's kitchen?
(a) Lawrence Treherne's.
(b) Alan Conway's.
(c) Sajid Khan's.
(d) DCS Locke's.

6. Who is Detective Inspector Raymond Chubb?
(a) The first inspector to respond to the Parris murder.
(b) The detective in charge of Conway's murder.
(c) A friend of Cecily's who works at the Martlesham Heath station.
(d) A character Conway based on Locke.

7. What assurance does Conway repeatedly give people on his interview tapes?
(a) He tells them that he is trying to clear Codrescu's name.
(b) He says that he will let them read the book before it is published.
(c) He tells them that he is not recording the conversation.
(d) He says that he will not write about the hotel.

8. What is the name of Cecily and Andreas's hotel?
(a) The Mythos.
(b) The Polydorus.
(c) The Herkalion.
(d) The Ammoudi.

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

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

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

12. What does Susan learn about Melissa from her interview with Lionel Corby?
(a) She was romantically involved with Corby.
(b) She volunteered with the Youth Offender Programme.
(c) She was using her maiden name at Oaklands.
(d) She was at the staff party on the Friday before the wedding.

13. Where were Conway and Taylor when Parris was killed?
(a) Tuscany.
(b) London.
(c) Suffolk.
(d) Antigua.

14. At their dinner, what does Craig Andrews tell Susan got him interested in writing about prisons?
(a) He studied criminal justice before going into banking.
(b) He was dating a reporter who shared a startling story about a prisoner.
(c) His brother went to prison.
(d) He was investigated for financial crimes.

15. Where does Susan know Richard Locke from?
(a) He was the solicitor who found the body of one of her authors.
(b) He is married to her sister.
(c) He investigated the murder of one of her authors.
(d) He is an author whose book about the prison system was published by Susan's company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Khan accidentally let slip about Katie?

2. How does Lionel Corby feel about the Trehernes?

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

4. What does Aiden specifically mention resenting about the portrayal of him in Conway's book?

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

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