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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. Who lives at Heath House, in Westleton?
(a) Parris's sister and brother-in-law.
(b) Eloise Radmani and her sister.
(c) Pauline and Lawrence Treherne.
(d) Susan's sister and her husband and children.

2. 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.

3. According to Martin and Joanne Williams, why did Parris come to see them?
(a) He was concerned because one of their daughters was involved with Stefan Codrescu.
(b) He heard a rumor that Martin and Joanne were on the verge of divorce.
(c) He was looking for an investment in a new advertising agency.
(d) He had not seen their daughters in several years, and the girls were home from university.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important detail about Heath House does Khan reveal?

2. What does Susan learn about the Atticus Pünd novels from her lunch with Michael Bealey?

3. What unusual detail does the charity shop clerk remember from Aiden's visit?

4. Because the marquee tent was late being delivered, whom does Susan know must have told her a lie?

5. On her first night back in the U.K., where does Susan stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Nightcaps," when Aiden expresses irritation over Conway's portrayal of him, what does Susan share with him to console him?

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

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

4. What conflicting attitudes does Lisa Trehorne seem to hold about Cecily and her disappearance?

5. How do Martin and Joanne Williams behave when Susan interviews them, and what impression does she take away from the encounter?

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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