3. What did Josephine bring for Edith to eat the last time she visited Edith?
(a) Baked ham.
(b) Pie.
(c) A carry-out chicken curry.
(d) Pizza.

4. What does Sophie tell Maggie to say into her tape recorder to test that it is working?
(a) To tell what she had for breakfast.
(b) To say her name again and again.
(c) To tell her the worst thing she knows about the Moodys.
(d) To tell her her deepest secret.

5. How does Sophie Stones seem to feel about her sister?
(a) She adores her sister.
(b) She despises her sister.
(c) She is very competitive and jealous of her sister.
(d) She and her sister are business partners but there is no real affection between them.

6. Why does Colman break things off with the first girlfriend he brings home?
(a) She tells him she thinks his father Joss is very gentle and attractive.
(b) She tells him he is too angry all the time.
(c) She tells him she wants to be a musician.
(d) She tells him she wants to have sex.

7. What shocks and dismays Millie the most about the letters she receives from Sophie Stones?
(a) She has to pay the postage to receive the letters herself.
(b) The handwriting is terrible.
(c) Sophie is offering Millie over one million pounds for her story.
(d) She can tell her son Colman is cooperating with Sophie from Sophie's letters.

8. What is Colman's preferred alcoholic drink?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Red wine.

9. What kind of list does Millie make on page 157?
(a) A list of her most valuable possessions that she can sell.
(b) A list of people who might potentially betray her.
(c) A list of people whose houses she can hide from the press in.
(d) A list of the people who were nicest to she and Joss during their life together.

10. When does Colman's relationship with Joss start to improve?
(a) When he gets his first girlfriend.
(b) When he starts playing the trumpet too.
(c) When he gets his first job.
(d) When he leaves home.

11. What does Maggie still have that belongs to the Moodys?
(a) Their ceramic collection.
(b) Their important papers.
(c) The keys to their house.
(d) Their baby photographs.

12. What is Big Red McCall shocked to find himself doing in the wake of Joss's death?
(a) Crying.
(b) Leaving flowers at Joss's grave.
(c) Going to Joss's hometown to give condolences to Joss's mother.
(d) Calling Millie to ask for her forgiveness.

13. What does Millie think about Joss's spirit in the wake of his death?
(a) She thinks he needs her to ensure he will be the most beloved trumpet player of all time before he can be at peace.
(b) She thinks he may have gone to purgatory.
(c) She thinks his spirit is hanging around in limbo because of all the trouble that started after his death.
(d) She thinks his spirit is fully at peace.

14. What does Maggie tell Sophie she thought was strange when she cleaned for the Moodys?
(a) She saw a lot of cash lying around the house.
(b) They were always changing the locks.
(c) Strange people often knocked on the door.
(d) She saw a letter on Joss's desk signed "Josephine."

15. How does Edith Moore feel about having an unexpected guest when Colman shows up to visit?
(a) She is very excited and wants to cook for him and make the most of it.
(b) She is very put out and wants him to leave as soon as possible.
(c) She is embarrassed her house is not cleaner.
(d) She is worried about the rumors that her neighbors will start about her.