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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 is the one thing that Lucifer takes note of with regards to Phyllida Tallent when they are out with each other?
(a) That she has a desire for marriage.
(b) That she has no admirers at all.
(c) That she shows interest in love.
(d) That she has many admirers.

2. What is Phyllida Tallent doing at the party in Chapter four?
(a) Trying to tell Mary Anne that she (Mary Anne) and Robert should get married.
(b) Trying to tell Mary Anne that she loses Mary Anne's letters.
(c) Trying to tell Mary Anne that she should ask Robert to give permission about the love letters.
(d) Trying to tell Mary Anne the importance of Lucifer knowing about the love letters.

3. Who is Jem?
(a) The new servant at the manor.
(b) The caretaker of the manor.
(c) The blacksmith.
(d) A groomsman on the grange.

4. What does Phyllida Tallent feel about her relationship with Lucifer as chapter 10 comes to an end?
(a) She is curious about the physical aspect of her relationship.
(b) She does not find the physical aspect appealing.
(c) She wants to put an end to the physical aspect of her relationship.
(d) She wants to avoid the physical aspect of her relationship.

5. What does Lucifer specialize in?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) Silver and jewelry.
(c) Silver coins.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the sole beneficiary of Horatio Welham's estate?

2. What is the "storm" in chapter eight a representation of?

3. What does Lucifer ask for Phyllida Tallent's to help with?

4. How does Lucifer know that Phyllida Tallent is present at Horatio Welham's house after the murder, even though he is unconscious at Horatio Welham's house?

5. Who finds Lucifer lying unconscious next to Horatio Welham's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the series of incidents that take place at the manor after Lucifer finds the dead body of Horatio Welham?

2. What is the shift in Lucifer's idea of love and marriage as seen in chapters eight and nine?

3. What is Phyllida Tallent trying to make Mary Anne understand when they are at the party thrown by Lady Huddlesford?

4. What happens between Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent as they travel together to the east?

5. What is the promise that Phyllida Tallent does not want to break?

6. How does Lucifer know that Phyllida Tallent is present at the manor and at the murder spot when he is unconscious?

7. Name the new characters introduced in Chapter three and their relationship to other characters.

8. What is the clue Lucifer finds behind the shrubbery when he moves to the manor, helping him further the investigation?

9. What are Lucifer's feelings towards Phyllida Tallent as seen at the end of Chapter seven?

10. What is the reason Phyllida Tallent is going to the woods late into the night?

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