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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At whose place is the dance party arranged?
(a) At the manor.
(b) The Tallents.
(c) At Lady Ballyclose's place.
(d) The Smollets.

4. Why does the murderer kill his friend in the army?
(a) To obtain an old valuable piece of furniture.
(b) To obtain an old valuable stamp.
(c) To obtain an old valuable book.
(d) To obtain an old valuable painting.

5. What is the information about in the note left for Phyllida Tallent?
(a) About the ring.
(b) About the love letters.
(c) About the watch.
(d) About the hat.

6. Who wants Cedric Fortemain to marry Phyllida Tallent?
(a) Horatio Welham.
(b) Lady Fortemain.
(c) Sir Jasper.
(d) Lady Ballyclose.

7. Whom does Phyllida Tallent talk to when she and Lucifer are out traveling north?
(a) A man at the post office.
(b) A man at the revenue office.
(c) A local on the street.
(d) A local in a wagon.

8. In Chapter 11, how does the attacker attack one of the characters?
(a) He throws a heavy object on the character's head.
(b) He throws a robe over the head of the character being attacked.
(c) He tries to shoot the character.
(d) He tries to stab the character.

9. While at the ball at Ballyclose manor, where do Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent go?
(a) The garden.
(b) Cedric Fortemain's room.
(c) The outhouse.
(d) The kitchen.

10. Which character is attacked in chapter 11?
(a) Phyllida Tallent.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Hemmings.
(d) Covey.

11. 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 starts to break.
(c) Their relationship becomes stronger.
(d) Their relationship changes into a marriage.

12. When at an office, what impresses Lucifer about Phyllida Tallent?
(a) Her listening skills.
(b) Her speaking skills.
(c) Her logical skills.
(d) Her business skills.

13. What is the tactic Lucifer decides to adopt to make Phyllida Tallent tell him the secret?
(a) Tell everybody about Phyllida Tallent's presence at the murder scene.
(b) Kiss her in front of everybody.
(c) Sing to her in front of everbody.
(d) Confess his love for her in front of everybody.

14. 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 traveling desk.
(c) In the cover of Aesop's fables.
(d) In the outbuildings of the manor.

15. What aspect of the killer is seen in chapter 17?
(a) He is very clever.
(b) He is very slow.
(c) He is very dumb.
(d) He is very fast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer learn after they confront the character with the hat?

2. What does Lucifer realize after seeing what he sees at the burned cottage?

3. What does the attacker do when Phyllida Tallent is at the house?

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

5. Who is taken hostage and held at knife-point at the manor?

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