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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 can readers determine about Phyllida Tallent's and Lucifer's relationship with regards to Chapter 12?

2. Why does Lucifer keep quiet when Phyllida Tallent uses herself as the bait to lure the attacker?

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

4. What is learned about Appleby in chapter19?

5. When Lucifer rushes in to save Phyllida Tallent from the burning house, what item do they lose inside the place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the transformation in the relationship of Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Jocasta Smollet hate Phyllida Tallent?

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

8. How do the hoof prints help further the investigation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of relationships do the readers see between the characters of the novel? Are the relationships strained, good, bad?

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

Describe the author's use of symbolism in the novel. Give examples of instances when the author makes use of them.

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