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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What hobby do Ambrose and Rachel have in common?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Reading.
(c) Horseback riding.
(d) Shooting.
2. 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) Her husband will not allow her to talk to Philip.
(d) She does not speak English.
3. What is the name of the horse that Rachel rides?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Don.
4. Why is Nick Kendall alright with Rachel having all of Ambrose's belongings?
(a) Because he believes keeping the things of someone who has died is unlucky.
(b) Because he believes Philip will have an easier time moving on without reminders of Ambrose around.
(c) Because Ambrose had not taken much with him to Italy anyway.
(d) Because she will not receive anything from Ambrose's will.
5. How old is Don?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.
6. How does Rachel describe a man's jealousy?
(a) Like a child's.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Righteous.
(d) Like an adult's.
7. After Philip and Rachel talk about his visit to Italy, why does he tell Rachel to go upstairs?
(a) Because he wants her to pack her things and leave.
(b) Because she is crying and he has never seen a woman cry.
(c) Because he is angry at her and is afraid he will say something he should not.
(d) Because she looks exhausted.
8. What does Rachel's letter say she plans to do with Ambrose's belongings?
(a) Leave them at the villa.
(b) Bring them to Philip.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Give them to the poor.
9. What month is Philip's birthday in?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) July.
(d) April.
10. What does Rachel tell Philip he can do in her boudoir that surprises him?
(a) Smoke his pipe.
(b) Loosen his tie.
(c) Take off his shoes.
(d) Curse.
11. What piece of information is Philip surprised to learn from Rainaldi concerning Ambrose's will?
(a) That Nick Kendall is Philip's guardian.
(b) That Rachel is not included in the will.
(c) That the estate is to be Philip's immediately.
(d) That the estate is to pass to Rachel.
12. What strikes Philip as the only thing that is large about Rachel when he first meets her?
(a) Her feet.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her nose.
(d) Her hands.
13. What occupation does Philip plan to take up to be like his cousin?
(a) Member of Parliament.
(b) Justice of the Peace.
(c) Banker.
(d) School Teacher.
14. What item of Ambrose's does Rachel personally give to Philip?
(a) His walking stick.
(b) His hat.
(c) His old jacket.
(d) His wedding ring.
15. What city is Villa Sangalletti near?
(a) London.
(b) Florence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Ambrose use to teach Philip the alphabet?
2. How long does Rachel say she had originally planned to stay with Philip?
3. What does Philip see floating in the river after leaving Rainaldi's office?
4. Why did Ambrose dismiss Philip's nurse when he was a child?
5. Where is Ambrose buried?
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