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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. Where does the person who leaves a note for Phyllida Tallent want to meet her?

2. Whom does Phyllida Tallent talk to when she and Lucifer are out traveling north?

3. While at the ball at Ballyclose manor, where do Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent go?

4. Whom do Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer meet on their way back from the north?

5. Why is Phyllida Tallent moved to the manor to stay as Lucifer's guest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jocasta Smollet hate Phyllida Tallent?

3. How and where does Lucifer confront Phyllida Tallent in Chapter 12?

4. When and where is Phyllida Tallent attacked in chapter 17?

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

6. How does Appleby meet his death?

7. What aspect of Phyllida Tallent's personality do readers see emerging in chapter 13?

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

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

10. What is the role played by Lucifer in chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Select one relationship in the novel and describe the motivating factors for changes in that relationship. How do those changes affect the plot?

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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