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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. After Philip and Rachel talk about his visit to Italy, why does he tell Rachel to go upstairs?
(a) Because she is crying and he has never seen a woman cry.
(b) Because he wants her to pack her things and leave.
(c) Because she looks exhausted.
(d) Because he is angry at her and is afraid he will say something he should not.

2. What alternative to a brain tumor does Nick Kendall suggest to explain Ambrose's incoherent letter?
(a) Ambrose was drunk when he wrote the letter.
(b) Ambrose is trying to trick Philip.
(c) Ambrose has gone insane.
(d) Ambrose did not write the letter.

3. Where does the servant at the villa say that Ambrose liked to sit?
(a) On a bench in the villa's private cemetery.
(b) Near the fountain.
(c) In his room with the shutters closed.
(d) In the kitchen of the villa.

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

5. Why does the woman who opens the gate of the villa not tell Philip about Ambrose?
(a) She does not speak English.
(b) Her husband will not allow her to talk to Philip.
(c) She is deaf.
(d) She is afraid of Philip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the hanged man?

2. What does Rachel's letter say she plans to do with Ambrose's belongings?

3. Why does Philip think Louise is more perceptive than her father after he shares his suspicions about Rachel with Nick Kendall?

4. What does Ambrose bring back from his travels abroad?

5. Why is Nick Kendall alright with Rachel having all of Ambrose's belongings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Shortly after Rachel's arrival, why does Tamlyn fail to come and collect his pay at the usual time?

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

3. What does the servant at the villa tell Philip was Ambrose's and Rachel's normal routine in the summer?

4. What does Rachel do that impresses Philip while she and Philip are out riding the estate?

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

6. What reason does Philip give Rachel for not hating her now that he has met her?

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

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

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

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

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