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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Philip have to wait until he is 25 to take full control of the estate?
(a) Because the will is not read until after his 25th birthday.
(b) Because Ambrose's will does not allow him to have the will before that age unless he is married.
(c) Because the law does not allow men to own land until they are 25.
(d) Because Ambrose specified that age in his will, believing men do not know their own minds until that age.

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

3. After Philip and Rachel talk about his visit to Italy, why does he tell Rachel to go upstairs?
(a) Because he wants her to pack her things and leave.
(b) Because he is angry at her and is afraid he will say something he should not.
(c) Because she looks exhausted.
(d) Because she is crying and he has never seen a woman cry.

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

5. What strikes Philip as the only thing that is large about Rachel when he first meets her?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her feet.
(c) Her nose.
(d) Her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Ambrose dismiss Philip's nurse when he was a child?

3. What reason does Rachel give Seecombe for wanting breakfast in her room when she first arrives in England?

4. How old was Ambrose when Rachel met him?

5. What concern does Louise have when she learns that Rachel will be coming to Philip's house?

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