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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel wear to church that Philip asks her to remove?
(a) An expensive looking brooch.
(b) Her wedding rings.
(c) A pearl collar.
(d) A veil.

2. What marks Ambrose's favorite spot on the estate's lands?
(a) A stone wall.
(b) A large oak tree.
(c) A granite stone.
(d) A pond.

3. Who does Philip say are the only people who give lessons?
(a) School teachers.
(b) Widows.
(c) Spinsters.
(d) Men.

4. What reason does Philip give Nick Kendall for Rachel being unable to come and stay with him at Pelyn?
(a) She has to visit all of the estate's tenants first.
(b) It would not be proper for her to stay anywhere but at Ambrose's house.
(c) Pelyn is too far away.
(d) The beds at Pelyn are too uncomfortable.

5. Why does Rachel tell Philip to marry Louise quickly after their first dinner with the Pascoes and Kendalls?
(a) Because Philip needs to be married before he takes control of the estate.
(b) Because Philip was flirting with one of the dinner guests.
(c) Because Louise is being courted by someone else.
(d) Because Louise can be his hostess.

6. What is Rachel doing when Philip goes to Pelyn to talk to his godfather about an allowance for her?
(a) Visiting with tenants.
(b) Planting the trees and plants that were shipped from Italy.
(c) Riding her horse.
(d) Sitting in the library reading.

7. Why does the food at the house get better while Rachel is there?
(a) The cook asks Rachel for her orders.
(b) Rachel cooks for Philip.
(c) Seecombe begins doing the cooking.
(d) Rachel begins doing the shopping.

8. Why does Rachel describe Philip as the "despair of every mother?"
(a) He has terrible manners.
(b) He is a wealthy man, but he is unattractive.
(c) He is not interested in their daughters.
(d) He takes women on one date and never calls on them again.

9. What does Philip warn Rachel of before they go to church together for the first time?
(a) That they will have to sit with the vicar's wife.
(b) That the vicar is a terrible bore.
(c) That people will be staring at her.
(d) That Louise will be angry at him for coming to church with another woman.

10. What does Sam Bate give Philip?
(a) A pie.
(b) A letter.
(c) His land.
(d) A puppy.

11. Who rides home from church with Philip after he and Rachel go for the first time?
(a) Mary Pascoe.
(b) Nick Kendall.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Louise.

12. As winter goes on, how does Philip feel about the prospect of seeing Rachel during the day?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Excited.
(c) Lovesick.
(d) Confused.

13. Who does Rachel suggest might like to have Ambrose's old clothing?
(a) Her servants at the villa.
(b) The poor.
(c) The tenants.
(d) The servants.

14. How does Philip say that widows support themselves, aside from remarrying?
(a) Sell their rings.
(b) Work as maids.
(c) Become beggars.
(d) Live off their husband's money.

15. When it rains steadily for three days, what does Seecombe say that Philip and Rachel should do?
(a) Clean the library.
(b) Go through Ambrose's belongings.
(c) Spend the day reading.
(d) Go to London and go shopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Philip upset about the arrival of his godfather's letter regarding Rachel's allowance?

2. What does Philip realize he forgot to do while he and Rachel are at church?

3. Who is at the house when Philip returns from seeing the attorney about giving Rachel the estate?

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

5. What kind of lessons does Rachel want to teach?

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