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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 is Lady Huddlesford?

2. Why does Phyllida Tallent not tell Lucifer everything about the day of the murder?

3. Who is Robert's boss?

4. What is the weapon that Phyllida Tallent accidentally collides with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Lucifer visits Colyton and goes to Horatio Welham's manor.

2. What is the reason Phyllida Tallent is going to the woods late into the night?

3. What is the shift in Lucifer's idea of love and marriage as seen in chapters eight and nine?

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

5. What is the surprise given to Lucifer while at Horatio Welham's funeral?

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

7. What happens between Lucifer and Phyllida Tallent as they travel together to the east?

8. What are the series of incidents that take place at the manor after Lucifer finds the dead body of Horatio Welham?

9. What happens to Phyllida Tallent when Lucifer runs into her in the woods?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the series of incidents that lead Phyllida Tallent and Lucifer to have their moments of passion? What do these incidents signify in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Lucifer, the hero, is seen as a pursuer. Explain with examples how Lucifer is the pursuer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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