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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 Lucifer takes note of with regards to Phyllida Tallent when they are out with each other?

2. Whom does Phyllida Tallent decide to check on first after the tea is over?

3. Whom does Lucifer assume the killer is?

4. What do Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent see on their way back from the church?

5. Who is sent to jail as the suspected murderer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lucifer travel to his friend and mentor's house in Colyton?

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

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

4. Why is Lucifer delighted to see Phyllida Tallent at the church?

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

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

7. Why does Lucifer keeps the information from Sir Jasper about Phyllida Tallent's presence at the manor ?

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

9. What are the series of incidents that take place at the manor after Lucifer finds the dead body of Horatio Welham?

10. What is the promise that Phyllida Tallent does not want to break?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different settings the author uses in the novel and the importance of each setting to the plot of the novel. For example, the setting of the church, the setting of the dance parties, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Is the "All About Love" a unified novel? If so, where does the unity lie? In the plot, in the characters, the setting, the theme, the style or the mood?

Essay Topic 3

The author makes use of "nature" throughout the novel. Can you site a few instances of how she draws a parallel between nature and her characters?

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