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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What room does Seecombe first suggest they put Rachel in during her visit?
(a) The blue room.
(b) Aunt Phoebe's suite.
(c) The guest bedroom.
(d) Ambrose's old room.

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

4. Why does Philip think Louise is more perceptive than her father after he shares his suspicions about Rachel with Nick Kendall?
(a) Because Louise says her father's mind is starting to slip.
(b) Because Louise is his own age, and he thinks his godfather is getting old.
(c) Because Philip has always thought Louise to be very intelligent.
(d) Because Louise is a woman, so she would understand women better.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the horse that Rachel rides?

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

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

4. In his letters to Philip, what symptom does Ambrose mention first?

5. How do the servants address Philip after Ambrose's death?

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