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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 comes to visit Lucifer and stay at the manor?

2. What explanation does Lucifer give to Phyllida Tallent about him seducing her?

3. Why is Jocasta Smollet always hateful of Phyllida Tallent?

4. Which character's innocence is doubted time and again?

5. When at an office, what impresses Lucifer about Phyllida Tallent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Appleby meet his death?

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

8. Why does Lucifer blame himself when Phyllida Tallent is attacked?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Who is the protagonist/protagonists in the novel and how does he/they fulfill his/their role. Explain with examples from the novel.

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