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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer at the end of the novel?
(a) They kiss each other.
(b) They finally marry each other.
(c) Phyllida Tallent does not want to marry Lucifer.
(d) Lucifer says goodbye to her and leaves.

3. Whom does Lucifer write a letter to for information on some of the locals?
(a) To his aunt.
(b) To Devil.
(c) To Flick.
(d) To Demon.

4. What does Silas Coombe come to the manor for?
(a) To buy some books from the collection.
(b) To see the collection of books.
(c) To talk to Lucifer.
(d) To borrow a book.

5. When Lucifer rushes in to save Phyllida Tallent from the burning house, what item do they lose inside the place?
(a) The ring.
(b) The letter.
(c) The hat.
(d) The watch.

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

7. Where is the old valuable item that the murderer is looking for hidden?
(a) In one of the closets at the manor.
(b) In the outbuildings of the manor.
(c) In the cover of Aesop's fables.
(d) In the traveling desk.

8. At the manor, what is Covey and Jonas helping the curate look for?
(a) The watch.
(b) The letter.
(c) The painting.
(d) Aesop's Fables.

9. Why does Lucifer write a letter to one of the characters?
(a) To obtain information about some locals.
(b) To obtain some information about a letter.
(c) To obtain some information about the manor.
(d) To obtain some information about Horatio Welham before he dies.

10. Who accompanies Phyllida Tallent to stay with her at the manor?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Sir Jasper.
(c) Flick.
(d) Miss Sweetie.

11. What happens between Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent in Chapter 12?
(a) They fall into a pit.
(b) They become intimate.
(c) They go for a picnic into the woods.
(d) They marry each other.

12. What do Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer learn after they confront the character with the hat?
(a) That he and his brother are the legitimate heirs of a property.
(b) That he is NOT the legitimate heir of a property.
(c) That none of them are the legitimate heirs of a property.
(d) That he is the legitimate heir of a property.

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

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

15. Which of the following characters dresses in men's clothes?
(a) Lady Ballyclose.
(b) Mary Anne.
(c) Phyllida Tallent.
(d) Jocasta Smollet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where exactly is the place where the character is attacked in Chapter 11?

2. Which character is attacked in chapter 11?

3. Who is Molly?

4. What does Covey find at the grange?

5. While at the ball at Ballyclose manor, what are Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent searching for?

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