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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is riding the horse in question - the one that Thompson finds?
(a) Cedric Fortemain.
(b) Appleby.
(c) Silas Coombe.
(d) Demon.

2. What does Lucifer find out when he goes to the church?
(a) Phyllida Tallent is talking to a local.
(b) Phyllida Tallent is not present.
(c) Phyllida Tallent is talking to the curate.
(d) Phyllida Tallent is rushing out of the church.

3. Why does this character dress in men's clothes?
(a) To break into the manor looking for a letter.
(b) To break into the manor looking for a hat.
(c) To break into the manor to meet Lucifer.
(d) To break into the manor looking for the desk.

4. How does the murderer die?
(a) He is swept off the edge of a cliff and dies.
(b) He is shot at.
(c) He is pushed down from the cliff by the town people.
(d) He drowns.

5. Who among the following men is assumed NOT to be a legitimate heir to an inheritance?
(a) Appleby.
(b) Cedric Fortemain.
(c) Farthingale.
(d) Polmeroy.

6. Who chases the attacker ?
(a) The locals.
(b) Robert.
(c) Lucifer.
(d) Jem

7. Which of the characters is suspected of murdering Horatio Welham?
(a) Silas Coombe.
(b) Appleby.
(c) Farthingale.
(d) Cedric Fortemain.

8. Who leaves a note for Phyllida Tallent ?
(a) Cedric Fortemain.
(b) Covey.
(c) Molly.
(d) Appleby.

9. Where exactly is the place where the character is attacked in Chapter 11?
(a) Behind the church.
(b) In the garden at the manor.
(c) At the grange.
(d) Behind the manor.

10. Who is the murderer of Horatio Welham?
(a) Silas Coombe.
(b) Cedric Fortemain.
(c) Appleby.
(d) Demon.

11. What explanation does Lucifer give to Phyllida Tallent about him seducing her?
(a) That he does so because she wants him to.
(b) That he does so because he wants to get some information out of her.
(c) That he does so out of desire to marry her.
(d) That he does so because he feels only sexually attracted to her.

12. What becomes of the relationship between Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer when Lucifer tells her that she will definitely marry him one day?
(a) Their relationship becomes even weaker.
(b) Their relationship changes into a marriage.
(c) Their relationship becomes stronger.
(d) Their relationship starts to break.

13. What does Lucifer see when he visits the burned cottage?
(a) The letter.
(b) The hat.
(c) The ring.
(d) The hoof prints.

14. Where is the hat found by one of the characters?
(a) In one of the rooms at Ballyclose Manor.
(b) Inside the kitchen at Ballyclose Manor.
(c) Outside in the garden at Ballyclose Manor.
(d) Outside Ballyclose Manor.

15. What is learned about Appleby in chapter19?
(a) He shoots one of his close friends when at his friend's home.
(b) He murders his cousin.
(c) He murders his best friend in the army.
(d) He murders several men in the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Phyllida Tallent's personality do we see in chapters12-13?

2. Whom does Cedric Fortemain see wearing the hat?

3. Where is the old valuable item that the murderer is looking for hidden?

4. Why is taking inventory of the books at the manor becoming very difficult for the characters present there?

5. What happens between Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent in Chapter 12?

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