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

2. In "Facetime," why does Andreas end the call with Susan?
(a) It is hours later in Greece and Andreas is tired and wants to sleep.
(b) Susan lies and tells him that she has to go do an interview.
(c) There is a commotion at the Polydorus that he needs to see to.
(d) He and Susan are fighting about him coming to England.

3. Which is the best description of Eloise's attitude toward Susan?
(a) Anxious and evasive.
(b) Openly hostile.
(c) Cheerfully frank.
(d) Tactful and reserved.

4. On the recording of his interview with Cecily, what compliment does Alan Conway pay her twice?
(a) He compliments her on the rose garden.
(b) He compliments her management of the hotel.
(c) He compliments her on her speaking voice.
(d) He compliments her honeymoon tan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides wondering why Khan is practicing in Suffolk, what question does Susan have about his law firm?

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

3. What is the name of Cecily and Andreas's hotel?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Martin and Joanne Williams behave when Susan interviews them, and what impression does she take away from the encounter?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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