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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. 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.

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

3. In "Nightcaps," what does Susan reveal about Conway's fourth book?
(a) Its plot was stolen from a student writer.
(b) She begged Conway to rewrite it, but he refused.
(c) It uses both her and Andreas as characters.
(d) She did not actually edit it--she had one of her employees do it instead.

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. Why does Susan ask about Roxana's exact age?
(a) She wants to know where Roxana was during the wedding.
(b) She is concerned about the child's development.
(c) She wants to know if Cecily was pregnant when she married Aiden.
(d) She is curious about why Roxana is not in school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Pauline Trehorne find upsetting about the book set at a hotel similar to her own?

3. How old is Susan when the narrative opens?

4. According to Martin and Joanne Williams, why did Parris come to see them?

5. With whom does Susan have a drink in "Nightcaps"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. What causes Susan to think that there is something her sister is keeping from her?

7. In "Nightcaps," what paradox does Susan see in the temperament of writers?

8. In her interview with Alan Conway, what lie does Cecily say Frank Parris told, and how did she find out it was a lie?

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

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

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