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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 the woman who opens the gate of the villa not tell Philip about Ambrose?
(a) She is deaf.
(b) Her husband will not allow her to talk to Philip.
(c) She does not speak English.
(d) She is afraid of Philip.

2. What is Philip surprised to realize Rachel does not know when they are out riding?
(a) That Ambrose did not write her into the will.
(b) That Ambrose raised Philip.
(c) That the estate has several tenants.
(d) That Philip had been to Italy.

3. Before meeting her, why does Louise suspect that Rachel will be very quick-tempered?
(a) Because only a woman with a temper could have put up with Ambrose.
(b) Because Ambrose's letters implied she fought with him often.
(c) Because she is a woman.
(d) Because Rachel is Italian.

4. What concern does Louise have when she learns that Rachel will be coming to Philip's house?
(a) She worries that Rachel may try to poison Philip.
(b) She worries that Rachel will not want Philip's dogs in the house.
(c) She worries that Philip's house is too unkempt.
(d) She worries that Rachel will try to steal Philip away from her.

5. What does Seecombe bring to Rachel's room on her first night that amuses Philip?
(a) Aunt Phoebe's riding clothes.
(b) A ruffled nightgown.
(c) A large silver tea set.
(d) A bed warming pan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the servant at the villa say that Ambrose liked to sit?

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

3. Why does Philip think Louise is more perceptive than her father after he shares his suspicions about Rachel with Nick Kendall?

4. What trait of Rachel's does Ambrose praise in his initial letters to Philip about her?

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

(see the answer key)

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