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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the servants and tenants about Ambrose's death?
(a) Nick Kendall.
(b) Rainaldi.
(c) Philip.
(d) Rachel.

2. In her letter to Philip, what reason does Rachel give for leaving Italy so suddenly after Ambrose's death?
(a) She knew she needed to get to Philip to tell him the news of Ambrose's death.
(b) She was hoping Philip would pay Ambrose's doctor bills.
(c) She could not bear to be there without him.
(d) She was afraid to live in the villa alone.

3. Why does Philip not want to see Ambrose's grave?
(a) He does not like the words that Rainaldi had printed on the headstone.
(b) He is afraid he will run into Rachel there.
(c) Ambrose had wanted to be cremated.
(d) He does not believe Ambrose's spirit is there.

4. Why does Philip have to wait until he is 25 to take full control of the estate?
(a) Because the law does not allow men to own land until they are 25.
(b) Because Ambrose's will does not allow him to have the will before that age unless he is married.
(c) Because Ambrose specified that age in his will, believing men do not know their own minds until that age.
(d) Because the will is not read until after his 25th birthday.

5. What did Ambrose use to teach Philip the alphabet?
(a) People in the Bible.
(b) The names of tenants.
(c) Swear words.
(d) Animal names.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the servants address Philip after Ambrose's death?

2. What trait of Rachel's does Ambrose praise in his initial letters to Philip about her?

3. Where did Philip see a hanged man when he was just a boy?

4. What city is Villa Sangalletti near?

5. Why does Philip not help the men harvest the fields after Ambrose's death?

(see the answer key)

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