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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. What does Craig Andrews write about?
(a) Prison.
(b) Art.
(c) British History.
(d) Sports.

2. In "Ladbroke Grove," why does Susan decide against calling Andreas?
(a) She realizes that she has a crush on Craig.
(b) She is not sure if he will want to talk with her.
(c) He still has not responded to her email.
(d) It is a busy time of day at the Polydorus.

3. What is Conway's ex-wife's name?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Annie.
(c) Leah.
(d) Sarah.

4. What is the name of the book that ended Susan's publishing career?
(a) Magpie Murders.
(b) Moonflower Murders.
(c) Atticus Pünd: Marked for Murder
(d) Atticus Pünd Takes the Case

5. What does Susan realize about Lisa Treherne when Lisa gets up from the dinner table?
(a) Lisa is nearly blind.
(b) Lisa has a pronounced limp.
(c) Lisa is hiding a scratch on her arm.
(d) Lisa is drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical feature of Aiden's does Lionel remark on when he and Susan are talking at breakfast?

2. On page 39, whom does Susan describe as "both fair-haired [and] slightly robotic"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Derek happen to see the man he thinks was Codrescu outside of Parris's room on the night of the murder?

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