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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick Kendall suggest Philip begin doing before Ambrose and Rachel return home in case they have a baby?
(a) Look for a property of his own.
(b) Clean the nursery.
(c) Ensure Ambrose does not write him out of the will.
(d) Get a job.

2. What is the weather like when Philip arrives in Italy?
(a) Sunny and humid.
(b) Rainy and cold.
(c) Warm and breezy.
(d) Hot and dry.

3. What does the servant at the villa tell Philip has been done with Ambrose's clothes?
(a) They were burned.
(b) Rachel took them all.
(c) The were sold.
(d) They were given to the poor.

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

5. What hobby do Ambrose and Rachel have in common?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Reading.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Horseback riding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip see floating in the river after leaving Rainaldi's office?

2. What does Ambrose bring back from his travels abroad?

3. What item of Ambrose's did Rachel forget to take with her from the villa?

4. Who suggests they might retire now that Ambrose is married?

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

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