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

2. What trait of Rachel's does Ambrose praise in his initial letters to Philip about her?
(a) She is good with children.
(b) She knows when to stop talking.
(c) She has lovely eyes.
(d) She swears like a sailor.

3. How old was Ambrose when Rachel met him?
(a) 43.
(b) 32.
(c) 56.
(d) 60,

4. What is the name of the horse that Rachel rides?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Don.
(d) Gypsy.

5. What condition causes Ambrose to go abroad in the winters?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Rheumatism.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Philip feel when he realizes he now owns the estate?

2. How old is Don?

3. What reason does Rainaldi give Philip for his not having been told about Ambrose's illness?

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

5. What does Seecombe bring to Rachel's room on her first night that amuses Philip?

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