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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. Who is Molly?
(a) Cedric Fortemain's seamstress.
(b) Appleby's seamstress.
(c) Hemmings' wife.
(d) Covey's wife.

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

3. Who confronts and charges the murderer of Horatio Welham at the end of the novel?
(a) Sir Jasper.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Phyllida Tallent.
(d) Mr. Filing.

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

5. What does Lucifer realize after seeing what he sees at the burned cottage?
(a) The ring belongs to Appleby.
(b) The hat belongs to Cedric Fortemain.
(c) The letter belongs to Farthingale.
(d) The markings on the hoof prints are Thompson's work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of the killer is seen in chapter 17?

2. Who is the murderer of Horatio Welham?

3. Where does the person who leaves a note for Phyllida Tallent want to meet her?

4. What happens to Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer at the end of the novel?

5. Who works for the Fortemain's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jocasta Smollet hate Phyllida Tallent?

2. What is the importance of the Aesop's Fables?

3. What does Phyllida Tallent feel about Lucifer confronting her?

4. How do the hoof prints help further the investigation?

5. What can be said of the note written by the murderer?

6. Describe how Phyllida Tallent is attacked when she goes behind the church.

7. What are both Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer doing at the ball thrown at Ballyclose manor?

8. Why does Cedric Fortemain look like one of the suspects to Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer?

9. How and where does Lucifer confront Phyllida Tallent in Chapter 12?

10. Why does Phyllida Tallent confront Cedric Fortemain at Ballyclose manor?

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