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

2. What creature is the logo of the Trehornes' hotel?
(a) Red fox.
(b) Thoroughbred horse.
(c) Barn owl.
(d) Hedgehog.

3. When DCS Locke first speaks to Susan in "Martlesham Heath," how does Susan describe his tone?
(a) Furious.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Amused.
(d) Jovial.

4. On the recording of his interview with Cecily, what compliment does Alan Conway pay her twice?
(a) He compliments her on her speaking voice.
(b) He compliments her on the rose garden.
(c) He compliments her honeymoon tan.
(d) He compliments her management of the hotel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter does Susan say the Trehorne's hotel is shaped like?

2. What assurance does Conway repeatedly give people on his interview tapes?

3. Who lives at Heath House, in Westleton?

4. What does Craig Andrews write about?

5. What is implied by Susan's question to Lionel Corby about whether all of his clients were men?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. In "Ladbroke Grove," what does Susan realize about Craig Andrews that makes her feel a little guilty and confused?

6. What does Susan keep in storage in London, and what does she use it to do once she gets there?

7. What factors in Stefan's background does Susan believe contributed to his conviction?

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

9. 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?

10. How did Susan Ryeland end up running the Polydorus?

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