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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel call Philip before she dies?
(a) Her love.
(b) Ambrose.
(c) Rainaldi.
(d) A murderer.

2. What does Philip carry the jewels home from the bank in?
(a) A cardboard box.
(b) His pockets.
(c) A vegetable basket.
(d) His horse's saddlebags.

3. Why makes Philip act strangely when he goes to see Mr. Couch on the day before his birthday?
(a) He is giddy, so he skips through the streets.
(b) He is angry, so he scowls at everyone he sees.
(c) He does not want anyone to see him, so he ducks in and out of doorways.
(d) He wants everyone in town to see him with Rachel.

4. What skill does Rachel have that endears her to the tenants of the estate?
(a) She makes herbal cures.
(b) She can speak Italian.
(c) She is a fantastic cook.
(d) She can sew clothing.

5. What surprises Seecombe about Rachel's request to take a bath?
(a) She carried her own water to the tub.
(b) She requested that he send for a woman to help her.
(c) She refused any help to wash her hair.
(d) He did not think Italians bathed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What suspicion did Ambrose have about Rainaldi?

2. Why does Rachel describe Philip as the "despair of every mother?"

3. Who tells Philip that Rachel has been spending her days at the Rose and Crown?

4. Who does Rachel suggest might like to have Ambrose's old clothing?

5. What does Seecombe enjoy about having Rachel at the house?

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