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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 hands.
(d) Her nose.

2. Where did Philip go to university?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Nottingham.
(d) Cambridge.

3. Why does Philip not help the men harvest the fields after Ambrose's death?
(a) He realizes the men would think it is not right since he is now the estate's owner.
(b) He has never helped them before, so there is no reason to start now.
(c) Ambrose is not there to order him to help.
(d) He will no longer be paid for the work because he owns the land.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the servant at the villa describe Ambrose during his illness?

2. What does Philip see floating in the river after leaving Rainaldi's office?

3. What does Rachel joke that Aunt Phoebe died of?

4. How does Philip feel when he realizes he now owns the estate?

5. Who suggests they might retire now that Ambrose is married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Rachel jealous of Philip when Ambrose was alive?

2. Why do the servants address Philip differently when he returns home from Italy?

3. What does Philip intend to do when Rachel comes to see him?

4. Why does Philip think Rainaldi looked shocked when they first met?

5. What makes Philip think that Ambrose may have had a premonition of his death?

6. Why does Ambrose tell Philip that Tom Jenkyn had no excuse for killing his wife?

7. Why does Nick Kendall suggest that Ambrose may have been drunk when he reads a letter Philip received from him?

8. Why does Rachel wear only one color of gown?

9. What does Philip find striking about the portrait he sees hanging in Aunt Phoebe's rooms before Rachel comes?

10. Why does Louise say that Philip must have the house cleaned up before Rachel visits?

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