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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. What month is it when Philip decides to go to Italy to see Ambrose?

2. On the morning Philip and Rachel are to go riding, where does Philip find Rachel?

3. Why does the woman who opens the gate of the villa not tell Philip about Ambrose?

4. What alternative to a brain tumor does Nick Kendall suggest to explain Ambrose's incoherent letter?

5. Before meeting her, why does Louise suspect that Rachel will be very quick-tempered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Louise excited about the idea of Ambrose returning to the estate with a wife?

2. Why was Rachel jealous of Philip when Ambrose was alive?

3. What does Philip find striking about the portrait he sees hanging in Aunt Phoebe's rooms before Rachel comes?

4. Why does Philip think Rainaldi looked shocked when they first met?

5. Why does Rachel say she felt strange when arriving at Philip's house?

6. Why does Rainaldi think that Rachel will never return to Italy?

7. What does Philip intend to do when Rachel comes to see him?

8. What reason does Philip give Rachel for not hating her now that he has met her?

9. What does the servant at the villa tell Philip was Ambrose's and Rachel's normal routine in the summer?

10. How did Ambrose say that Rachel is related to the Ashley family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the relationship between Louise and Philip. How does each treat the other? How does their relationship impact Philip’s relationship with Rachel? How does their relationship change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What makes Philip an unreliable narrator? Why did the author choose him as the narrator? How does it impact the information the author imparts?

Essay Topic 3

The author explores how women are perceived by others. She uses both Rachel and Louise to explore this idea. Explain how the author uses Rachel and Louise to examine the perception of women and how the way others perceive them affects the plot of the novel.

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