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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. Whom does Lucifer assume the killer is?
(a) Horatio Welham's servant.
(b) Horatio Welham's friend.
(c) A local.
(d) Phyllida Tallent

2. When Lucifer grabs Phyllida Tallent's wrist, what does he say to her?
(a) "You are beautiful".
(b) "I love you".
(c) "Please help me".
(d) "It was you".

3. What do Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer conclude after seeing the tracks?
(a) That the killer is either a local or someone who came from a place close by.
(b) That the killer is someone who came on foot.
(c) That the killer is someone who has a wagon.
(d) That the killer is someone who lives very far off.

4. What is the assumption Phyllida Tallent makes about Lucifer running errands together with her?
(a) That Lucifer loves her and hence comes with her.
(b) That Lucifer comes along only to get more information from her.
(c) That Lucifer wants to meet the men who are courting her.
(d) That Lucifer wants to see the town.

5. What is the main reason Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent travel to the east?
(a) To make sure that no stranger rode in from that direction on the day of the murder.
(b) To take a walk.
(c) To meet some locals.
(d) To go on a picnic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the item left at the murder scene?

2. What does the beneficiary of Horatio Welham's estate decide to do with the estate?

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

4. What is the weapon that Phyllida Tallent accidentally collides with?

5. Where does Lucifer leave the letter Horatio Welham writes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the symbolism of the garden at the manor?

4. Why does Phyllida Tallent suspect Silas Coombe to kill Horatio Welham?

5. What happens to Lucifer towards the end chapter one?

6. What happens to Phyllida Tallent at Lady Huddlesford's dinner party?

7. What is the information information that Lucifer keeps to himself?

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

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

10. What happens to Phyllida Tallent when Lucifer runs into her in the woods?

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