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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. Who sexually assaults Phyllida Tallent?

2. Who is Jacosta Smollet?

3. What does Phyllida Tallent feel about her relationship with Lucifer as chapter 10 comes to an end?

4. What is the name of the town where Covey is visiting?

5. What does Covey tell Lucifer when Lucifer goes to the manor for the wake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Silas Coombe.

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

4. Why is Lucifer changing all the locks for the manor?

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

6. After Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer's picnic, what is the author's use of "storm" stand for?

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

8. What are Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer's feelings towards each other as seen in chapter three?

9. Why does Phyllida Tallent suspect Silas Coombe to kill Horatio Welham?

10. What is the similarity between Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lucifer manage to gain Phyllida Tallent's trust, meaning getting her to finally tell him all she knows about the murder day? What tactics does he use, and why/how are they affective in Phyllida in particular?

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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