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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On the morning Philip and Rachel are to go riding, where does Philip find Rachel?
(a) In the gardens with Tamlyn.
(b) Resting in her bedroom.
(c) At church.
(d) At Nick Kendall's house.

3. How does Rachel describe a man's jealousy?
(a) Like an adult's.
(b) Like a child's.
(c) Righteous.
(d) Frightening.

4. Where did Philip see a hanged man when he was just a boy?
(a) Florence, Italy.
(b) Rose and Crown Inn.
(c) Four Turnings.
(d) Bodmin Fair.

5. Who tells the servants and tenants about Ambrose's death?
(a) Rainaldi.
(b) Nick Kendall.
(c) Philip.
(d) Rachel.

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

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

8. Why does Philip think Ambrose had a premonition about his death before he left the last time?
(a) Ambrose reminded Philip that he was the heir to the estate.
(b) Ambrose told Philip about his will.
(c) Ambrose joked about the vicar delivering his funeral service.
(d) Ambrose said he wished Philip could come with him.

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

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

11. What does Philip see floating in the river after leaving Rainaldi's office?
(a) A basket filled with Ambrose's clothing.
(b) A dead man.
(c) A dead dog.
(d) A casket.

12. What excuse does Rainaldi give Philip for Ambrose's accusations against Rachel in the last letter Philip received?
(a) Ambrose was delusional.
(b) Ambrose and Rachel had been having a normal marital quarrel.
(c) Ambrose believed Rachel was going to leave him.
(d) Ambrose used the word "torment" because he was tormented by the thought of leaving Rachel alone.

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

14. What does the servant at the villa tell Philip has been done with Ambrose's clothes?
(a) Rachel took them all.
(b) The were sold.
(c) They were burned.
(d) They were given to the poor.

15. Who suggests they might retire now that Ambrose is married?
(a) Seecombe.
(b) Nick Kendall.
(c) John.
(d) Mr. Couch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a woman with two children ask Philip for when he arrives in Italy?

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

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

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

5. How old was Philip when he came to live with Ambrose?

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