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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. On page 39, whom does Susan describe as "both fair-haired [and] slightly robotic"?
(a) Lisa and Cecily Trehorne.
(b) Aiden and Roxana MacNeil.
(c) Lawrence and Pauline Trehorne.
(d) Lars and the receptionist.

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

3. What letter does Susan say the Trehorne's hotel is shaped like?
(a) L.
(b) T.
(c) F.
(d) H.

4. Who is Lionel Corby?
(a) The former manager of the Branlow Hall spa.
(b) One of the investigating officers in the Parris murder.
(c) A friend and former client of Susan's at her publishing agency.
(d) The desk clerk that checked Parris into his room.

5. Where were Conway and Taylor when Parris was killed?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Tuscany.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. From Susan's comments about Le Caprice, what can be inferred about this restaurant?

2. Which is the best description of Eloise's attitude toward Susan?

3. When the narrative opens, how long has it been since the murder at the Trehornes' hotel?

4. Who was convicted of the murder at the Trehornes' hotel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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