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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing that Phyllida Tallent realizes from her relationship with Lucifer?

2. What does Lucifer think the killer is looking for?

3. Who sexually assaults Phyllida Tallent?

4. Who among the following men attended the church service on Sunday?

5. How young is Phyllida Tallent when she loses her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the surprise given to Lucifer while at Horatio Welham's funeral?

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

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

4. Describe Silas Coombe.

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

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

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

8. Describe what happens when Lucifer visits Colyton and goes to Horatio Welham's manor.

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

10. Describe Phyllida Tallent's feelings towards Lucifer as seen towards the end of chapter two.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucifer, the hero, is seen as a pursuer. Explain with examples how Lucifer is the pursuer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the characters of each of Phyllida Tallent's suitors and how each one of them helps further the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How does the town work together to bring justice to Horatio Welham? Consider the trap set up by Lucifer and Demon, and how the town is hiding, waiting for Appleby to show up.

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