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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At dinner with Craig Andrews, who are the two people that Susan identifies as having a motive to kill Parris?
(a) Lisa and Cecily Trehorne.
(b) Lionel Corby and Stefan Codrescu.
(c) Sajid Khan and his partner.
(d) Joanna and Martin Williams.

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

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

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

5. When the narrative opens, how long has it been since the murder at the Trehornes' hotel?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 1.5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 10 months.

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

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

8. What does Aiden specifically mention resenting about the portrayal of him in Conway's book?
(a) The character's physical appearance.
(b) The character's background.
(c) The character's name.
(d) The character's questionable ethics.

9. What is Conway's ex-wife's name?
(a) Leah.
(b) Annie.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Sarah.

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

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

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

13. What new piece of information does Susan get from her conversation with Aiden in "Branlow Cottage"?
(a) Stefan Codrescu had a criminal record.
(b) Lionel Corby and Stefan Codrescu were good friends.
(c) Codrescu had already been fired before the murder took place.
(d) Parris spent time at Heath House on the day of his murder.

14. What is implied by Susan's question to Lionel Corby about whether all of his clients were men?
(a) She is pointing out that he is a misogynist.
(b) She dislikes the kind of men who are obsessed with physical fitness.
(c) She is following up on something that Lawrence said about Lionel.
(d) She suspects that he was a sex worker while he was in London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose business card does Susan spot in the Williams's kitchen?

2. How does Lionel Corby feel about the Trehernes?

3. In the chapter titled "Page One," what is Susan getting ready to do?

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

5. When Andreas argues with Susan about her taking the job the Trehornes have offered, which of the following does he imply is true?

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