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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item of Ambrose's does Rachel personally give to Philip?
(a) His walking stick.
(b) His old jacket.
(c) His wedding ring.
(d) His hat.

2. Why does Philip not help the men harvest the fields after Ambrose's death?
(a) He realizes the men would think it is not right since he is now the estate's owner.
(b) Ambrose is not there to order him to help.
(c) He has never helped them before, so there is no reason to start now.
(d) He will no longer be paid for the work because he owns the land.

3. What does Philip think happened to the money from Rachel's first marriage?
(a) Rachel spent it all.
(b) Her first husband did not have any money to leave her.
(c) Rainaldi swindled her out of it.
(d) It all went to pay her first husband's debts.

4. What does Philip say that the people at church may suspect of Italians?
(a) They may be black.
(b) They may have spotted skin.
(c) They may all look like the Mona Lisa.
(d) They may all be ugly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Philip say he did as a child when he was in church?

3. What condition causes Ambrose to go abroad in the winters?

4. Why does Rachel tell Philip to marry Louise quickly after their first dinner with the Pascoes and Kendalls?

5. Where did Philip go to university?

(see the answer key)

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