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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 depicts the hotel as dirty and cheap.
(d) It is disrespectful to the dead man.

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

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

4. With whom does Susan have a drink in "Nightcaps"?
(a) Pauline.
(b) Derek.
(c) Aiden.
(d) Lawrence.

5. 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.

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

7. Who is the "Leo" that James Taylor tells Susan about during their dinner at Le Caprice?
(a) Alan Conway's brother.
(b) The older man that Taylor is currently involved with.
(c) A sex worker employed by Frank Parris.
(d) A writer that Alan Conway stole material from.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Which is the best description of Eloise's attitude toward Susan?
(a) Tactful and reserved.
(b) Openly hostile.
(c) Anxious and evasive.
(d) Cheerfully frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Conway's ex-wife's name?

2. What is the basis of Derek's identification of Stefan as the man near Parris's room on the night of the murder?

3. What claim does Lionel Corby make about the Youth Offender Programme?

4. What is the name of Cecily and Andreas's hotel?

5. Who lives at Heath House, in Westleton?

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