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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) Hemmings' wife.
(b) Covey's wife.
(c) Cedric Fortemain's seamstress.
(d) Appleby's seamstress.

2. At the manor, what is Covey and Jonas helping the curate look for?
(a) Aesop's Fables.
(b) The painting.
(c) The letter.
(d) The watch.

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

4. Who walks Phyllida Talent to the manor in Chapter 17?
(a) Dodswell.
(b) Jem.
(c) Jonas.
(d) Covey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When at an office, what impresses Lucifer about Phyllida Tallent?

2. Who gives Lucifer the item left for him at the manor?

3. At the manor, what does Phyllida Tallent leave behind for Luifer?

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

5. What does Covey find at the grange?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is known of the attacker after he attacks Phyllida Tallent?

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

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

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

5. While at the manor taking inventory, what is the idea that Flick has?

6. What aspect of Phyllida Tallent's personality do readers see emerging in chapter 13?

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

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

9. What explanation does Appleby give for killing his friend in the army?

10. Why is Phyllida confused about her relationship with Lucifer as seen in chapter 18?

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