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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item of Ambrose's does Rachel personally give to Philip?
(a) His walking stick.
(b) His wedding ring.
(c) His old jacket.
(d) His hat.

3. What is the feeling at Philip's house on the day of Rachel's arrival?
(a) A feeling of joy.
(b) A feeling of unrest.
(c) A feeling of excitement.
(d) A feeling of impending doom.

4. What does Ambrose bring back from his travels abroad?
(a) Foreign coins.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Seashells.
(d) Plants.

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

6. What hobby do Ambrose and Rachel have in common?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Reading.
(d) Horseback riding.

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

8. What reason does Seecombe give for changing his mind about having a woman in the house?
(a) He has started courting the new cook.
(b) He believes it is time for Philip to get married now that he owns the estate.
(c) Rachel is a widow and he feels sorry for her.
(d) He thinks she might help them whip the shabby house into shape.

9. Why does Philip not want to see Ambrose's grave?
(a) Ambrose had wanted to be cremated.
(b) He is afraid he will run into Rachel there.
(c) He does not believe Ambrose's spirit is there.
(d) He does not like the words that Rainaldi had printed on the headstone.

10. What reason does Rainaldi give Philip for his not having been told about Ambrose's illness?
(a) Ambrose did not want him to know.
(b) Rachel did not want him to know.
(c) They were unable to reach Philip.
(d) His death was sudden and unexpected.

11. What does Rachel joke that Aunt Phoebe died of?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Food poisoning after eating her new husband's cooking.
(c) A heart attack when she saw her wedding ring.
(d) Shock on her wedding night.

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

13. How did Ambrose present Don to Philip when he was a child?
(a) By letting him pick a puppy from the litter.
(b) In a pie crust.
(c) In a box under the Christmas tree.
(d) By leaving the puppy in his bedroom so he would find it.

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

15. What month is Philip's birthday in?
(a) April.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Rachel say she had originally planned to stay with Philip?

2. On the morning Philip and Rachel are to go riding, where does Philip find Rachel?

3. After receiving Rachel's letter about coming to England, how does Philip ask his godfather to respond?

4. Where is Ambrose buried?

5. What piece of information is Philip surprised to learn from Rainaldi concerning Ambrose's will?

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