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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Philip when he came to live with Ambrose?
(a) 18 months.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Three years.

2. What was the name of the hanged man?
(a) Tom Jenkyn.
(b) John Thompson.
(c) Sam Bate.
(d) Mr. Couch.

3. Why does Philip think Ambrose had a premonition about his death before he left the last time?
(a) Ambrose joked about the vicar delivering his funeral service.
(b) Ambrose told Philip about his will.
(c) Ambrose reminded Philip that he was the heir to the estate.
(d) Ambrose said he wished Philip could come with him.

4. What does Ambrose bring back from his travels abroad?
(a) Foreign coins.
(b) Seashells.
(c) Plants.
(d) Dogs.

5. Why did Ambrose dismiss Philip's nurse when he was a child?
(a) She smelled like onions.
(b) She hit Philip with a hairbrush.
(c) She talked too much.
(d) She taught Philip how to curse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a woman with two children ask Philip for when he arrives in Italy?

2. What does Nick Kendall suggest Philip begin doing before Ambrose and Rachel return home in case they have a baby?

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

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

5. How does Philip feel when he learns that Ambrose and Rachel have decided to stay in Italy for the summer?

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