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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Whether he is actually licensed to practice law.
(c) Why the receptionists quit so frequently.
(d) Who his partner is.

4. 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) Derek's.
(c) Aiden's.
(d) Lionel's.

5. In "Contacts," what does Susan write to James Taylor to find out?
(a) Whether he still has Conway's notes for Atticus Pünd Takes the Case.
(b) Whether he knew that his room at Branlow Hall was switched with Frank Parris's room.
(c) Whether he knows of a job for her in England.
(d) Whether the insurance company is going to pay for the damages at Cloverleaf Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Susan ask about Roxana's exact age?

2. At dinner with Craig Andrews, who are the two people that Susan identifies as having a motive to kill Parris?

3. Where does Susan know Richard Locke from?

4. What does Susan realize about Lisa Treherne when Lisa gets up from the dinner table?

5. Who is the "Leo" that James Taylor tells Susan about during their dinner at Le Caprice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization about DCS Locke's certainty about Codrescu's guilt does Susan come to in "Martlesham Heath," and what causes her to realize this?

2. In "Lawrence Treherne," what significant new facts does Susan learn from Lawrence's explanation of how Cecily and Aiden met?

3. How did Cecily come to read Atticus Pünd Takes the Case?

4. Why does Susan go to Framlingham, and why does it feel strange to her to be back there?

5. What surprising piece of information does James Taylor give Susan about Conway's ex-wife?

6. Why do Lawrence and Pauline Trehorne seek Susan out in Greece?

7. Who is Lionel Corby, and what makes him someone that Susan wants to interview?

8. Whe Susan has breakfast with him, what claims does Lionel Corby make about Lisa Treherne?

9. How has Susan's relationship with Andreas changed, and why?

10. At dinner with Craig Andrews, what two theories does Susan share that, if true, would mean that Frank Parris was a random--or nearly random--victim?

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