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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. When Andreas argues with Susan about her taking the job the Trehornes have offered, which of the following does he imply is true?
(a) Susan is not smart enough to catch a killer.
(b) Susan has tried to catch a murderer before.
(c) Susan will probably not return to Greece.
(d) Susan is looking for a way to impress her sister.

2. Who was convicted of the murder at the Trehornes' hotel?
(a) Stefan Codrescu.
(b) Alan Conway.
(c) Frank Parris.
(d) Aiden MacNeil.

3. Where are Lars and Inga from?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Norway.
(c) Sweden.
(d) The Netherlands.

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

5. What was the name of Susan's publishing company?
(a) Cloverleaf Books.
(b) Portobello Books.
(c) Platypus Press.
(d) Peepal Tree Press.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the author of the book that ended Susan's publishing career?

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

3. Where were Conway and Taylor when Parris was killed?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What is in the shopping bag that Susan brings back from seeing James Taylor, and which of its contents is she most interested in?

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

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

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

8. How did James Taylor and Alan Conway meet and become partners?

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

10. In "The Night Manager," what does Susan point out about the maintenance storage room, and how does Lawrence Treherne respond?

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