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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 happens between Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent in Chapter 12?

2. Who leaves a note for Phyllida Tallent ?

3. Why is it easy for Lucifer to distinguish the murderer from all other suspects?

4. Which of the following ladies is seen by Phyllida Tallent, Lucifer and Covey having an affair ?

5. What happens to Phyllida Tallent when she goes to meet the person who leaves the note for her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Phyllida Tallent feel about Lucifer confronting her?

3. When Lucifer realizes that Phyllida Tallent is not present in church, why does he leave to find her?

4. Describe how Phyllida Tallent is attacked when she goes behind the church.

5. Why does Jocasta Smollet hate Phyllida Tallent?

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

7. How does Appleby meet his death?

8. What are both Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer doing at the ball thrown at Ballyclose manor?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the author make use of social gatherings, for example, dance parties, to further the investigation? Is it possible to do without the social gatherings in the novel? When do the social gatherings taken place in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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