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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the basis of Derek's identification of Stefan as the man near Parris's room on the night of the murder?
(a) The man was Stefan's size and had the same limp as Stefan had.
(b) He heard a passing maid call out to Stefan by name.
(c) He saw the man's face and recognized him as Stefan.
(d) The man was carrying a toolbox and wore a hat like Stefan's.

2. How did Aiden and Cecily first meet?
(a) He was a guest at Branlow Hall.
(b) He met her while on vacation in the South of France.
(c) He was actually dating Lisa Treherne first.
(d) He was the agent who showed her an apartment she was thinking of buying.

3. In her interview with Conway, what does Cecily say was strange about the way Parris ended his first conversation with her?
(a) He said goodbye to Aiden but not to her.
(b) He kissed her.
(c) He called her "Lisa" when he said goodbye.
(d) He abruptly stopped talking and walked away.

4. What creature is the logo of the Trehornes' hotel?
(a) Red fox.
(b) Barn owl.
(c) Thoroughbred horse.
(d) Hedgehog.

5. What new piece of information does Susan get from her conversation with Aiden in "Branlow Cottage"?
(a) Stefan Codrescu had a criminal record.
(b) Parris spent time at Heath House on the day of his murder.
(c) Codrescu had already been fired before the murder took place.
(d) Lionel Corby and Stefan Codrescu were good friends.

6. How did Conway get Aiden to tell him about Frank Parris?
(a) He claimed that Lawrence had asked him to talk to Aiden about Parris.
(b) He offered Aiden money.
(c) He pretended to be a police officer.
(d) He told Aiden that he was a friend of Parris's.

7. What does Pauline Trehorne find upsetting about the book set at a hotel similar to her own?
(a) It portrays the hotel owners as criminals.
(b) It depicts the hotel as dirty and cheap.
(c) It blames her staff for the murder.
(d) It is disrespectful to the dead man.

8. Why does Susan ask about Roxana's exact age?
(a) She wants to know where Roxana was during the wedding.
(b) She wants to know if Cecily was pregnant when she married Aiden.
(c) She is curious about why Roxana is not in school.
(d) She is concerned about the child's development.

9. When DCS Locke first speaks to Susan in "Martlesham Heath," how does Susan describe his tone?
(a) Amused.
(b) Furious.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Jovial.

10. How old is Susan when the narrative opens?
(a) 48.
(b) 39.
(c) 53.
(d) 44.

11. What does Susan learn about Melissa from her interview with Lionel Corby?
(a) She was at the staff party on the Friday before the wedding.
(b) She volunteered with the Youth Offender Programme.
(c) She was romantically involved with Corby.
(d) She was using her maiden name at Oaklands.

12. On her first night back in the U.K., where does Susan stay?
(a) In a London hotel.
(b) At her old apartment.
(c) At the Trehornes' hotel.
(d) With her sister.

13. Who is the "Leo" that James Taylor tells Susan about during their dinner at Le Caprice?
(a) A writer that Alan Conway stole material from.
(b) The older man that Taylor is currently involved with.
(c) Alan Conway's brother.
(d) A sex worker employed by Frank Parris.

14. Who is Charles Clover?
(a) Susan's brother-in-law.
(b) Susan's former boss.
(c) Susan's contact at Orion.
(d) Susan's grandfather.

15. When the narrative opens, how long has it been since the murder at the Trehornes' hotel?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 1.5 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 10 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual detail does the charity shop clerk remember from Aiden's visit?

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

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

4. What does Craig give Susan as a gift?

5. What irony does Susan note at the beginning of "Craig Andrews (Dinner)"?

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