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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Susan know Richard Locke from?

2. What does Susan realize about Lisa Treherne when Lisa gets up from the dinner table?

3. How did Conway get Aiden to tell him about Frank Parris?

4. What creature is the logo of the Trehornes' hotel?

5. What is diazepam?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What factors in Stefan's background does Susan believe contributed to his conviction?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that traces the development of metafictional mysteries and shows how earlier authors have built the foundations upon which Horowitz's work rests. Use evidence from Horowitz's text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that compares and contrasts Francis Pendleton and Aiden MacNeil and that makes a clear claim about the significance of their differences and similarities. Provide textual evidence for your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the use of "Chekhov's gun" objects in Moonflower Murders. Defend your analysis with evidence from the text.

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