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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 is EACH?
(a) A program to rehabilitate former prisoners.
(b) A religious organization.
(c) A charity for sick children.
(d) A shelter for domestic abuse sufferers.

2. From Susan's comments about Le Caprice, what can be inferred about this restaurant?
(a) She wishes Andreas would have taken her there.
(b) She has unpleasant memories associated with it.
(c) It is an upscale place.
(d) She does not like the food.

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) She did not actually edit it--she had one of her employees do it instead.
(d) It uses both her and Andreas as characters.

4. What was Andreas' job before he and Susan bought their hotel in Greece?
(a) Writer.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Soccer player.

5. What prompts Susan to ask Aiden about the things that went wrong on his wedding day?
(a) His description of Cecily's reaction to reading her horoscope that morning.
(b) She is testing him to see if he will tell her the same details that she has already heard from Pauline.
(c) A remark that Lisa Treherne made when Susan had dinner with Lisa and Lawrence.
(d) His obvious discomfort when discussing the wedding itself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Lionel Corby feel about the Trehernes?

3. Whose wedding coincided with the murder at the Trehornes' hotel?

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

5. What was the name of Susan's publishing company?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Susan keep in storage in London, and what does she use it to do once she gets there?

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

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

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