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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 among the following men is assumed NOT to be a legitimate heir to an inheritance?
(a) Cedric Fortemain.
(b) Farthingale.
(c) Polmeroy.
(d) Appleby.

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

3. Why does this character dress in men's clothes?
(a) To break into the manor looking for the desk.
(b) To break into the manor looking for a letter.
(c) To break into the manor looking for a hat.
(d) To break into the manor to meet Lucifer.

4. Whom does Lucifer suspect when he receives a packet from one of the characters?
(a) Appleby.
(b) Farthingale.
(c) Demon.
(d) Cedric Fortemain.

5. Who is Devil?
(a) Lucifer's cousin.
(b) Lucifer's father.
(c) Lucifer's uncle.
(d) Lucifer's friend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Cedric Fortemain see wearing the hat?

3. How does the murderer die?

4. At the manor, what is Covey and Jonas helping the curate look for?

5. Whom do Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer meet on their way back from the north?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent's relationship get back on track?

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

3. Why does Lucifer blame himself when Phyllida Tallent is attacked?

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

5. How does Appleby meet his death?

6. What is the tactic Lucifer tries at the dance party to get Phyllida Tallent to tell him everything about the murder day?

7. What do Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer learn about Cedric Fortemain's and his brother's paternity?

8. Where is Phyllida Tallent attacked as seen in chapter 15?

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

10. Where and why does Silas Coombe assault Phyllida Tallent ?

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