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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the feeling at Philip's house on the day of Rachel's arrival?
(a) A feeling of impending doom.
(b) A feeling of unrest.
(c) A feeling of excitement.
(d) A feeling of joy.

2. Where did Philip go to university?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Nottingham.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Oxford.

3. What did a young Philip do before walking away from the hanged man?
(a) Threw a stone at the dead man.
(b) Took a picture of the dead man.
(c) Tucked a sprig of holly in the dead man's pocket.
(d) Told Ambrose he would never marry, so he would never end up like the man.

4. What room does Seecombe first suggest they put Rachel in during her visit?
(a) Ambrose's old room.
(b) The guest bedroom.
(c) The blue room.
(d) Aunt Phoebe's suite.

5. What month is it when Philip decides to go to Italy to see Ambrose?
(a) February.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) July.

6. What does Rachel tell Philip he can do in her boudoir that surprises him?
(a) Curse.
(b) Take off his shoes.
(c) Loosen his tie.
(d) Smoke his pipe.

7. What piece of information is Philip surprised to learn from Rainaldi concerning Ambrose's will?
(a) That the estate is to be Philip's immediately.
(b) That Nick Kendall is Philip's guardian.
(c) That Rachel is not included in the will.
(d) That the estate is to pass to Rachel.

8. What reason does Rachel give Seecombe for wanting breakfast in her room when she first arrives in England?
(a) She does not want to put the cook to any trouble.
(b) Ambrose used to say that women were not fit to see until after eleven.
(c) She does not want to disturb Philip's routine.
(d) She does not care for Philip's company.

9. What does Philip do with Ambrose's letters after Rachel reads them?
(a) Tears them up.
(b) Throws them in the fire.
(c) Tells her to keep them.
(d) Puts them back in his desk drawer.

10. Where is Ambrose buried?
(a) In the Catholic cemetery in London.
(b) In the villa's private cemetery.
(c) In the estate's private cemetery.
(d) In the Protestant cemetery in Italy.

11. What does Philip see floating in the river after leaving Rainaldi's office?
(a) A dead dog.
(b) A dead man.
(c) A basket filled with Ambrose's clothing.
(d) A casket.

12. What is the name of the horse that Rachel rides?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Don.
(d) Wellington.

13. How old is Don?
(a) 18.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 14.

14. What city is Villa Sangalletti near?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) Florence.

15. Where did Philip see a hanged man when he was just a boy?
(a) Rose and Crown Inn.
(b) Florence, Italy.
(c) Four Turnings.
(d) Bodmin Fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strikes Philip as the only thing that is large about Rachel when he first meets her?

2. What does Rachel joke that Aunt Phoebe died of?

3. What month is Philip's birthday in?

4. In his letters to Philip, what symptom does Ambrose mention first?

5. What occupation does Philip plan to take up to be like his cousin?

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