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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 does Seecombe bring to Rachel's room on her first night that amuses Philip?
(a) A ruffled nightgown.
(b) A large silver tea set.
(c) Aunt Phoebe's riding clothes.
(d) A bed warming pan.

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

3. How do the servants address Philip after Ambrose's death?
(a) Phil.
(b) Master Philip.
(c) Mr. Ashley.
(d) Mr. Philip.

4. What does Nick Kendall suggest Philip begin doing before Ambrose and Rachel return home in case they have a baby?
(a) Look for a property of his own.
(b) Get a job.
(c) Ensure Ambrose does not write him out of the will.
(d) Clean the nursery.

5. Why did Ambrose dismiss Philip's nurse when he was a child?
(a) She taught Philip how to curse.
(b) She hit Philip with a hairbrush.
(c) She talked too much.
(d) She smelled like onions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the woman who opens the gate of the villa not tell Philip about Ambrose?

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

3. How old is Don?

4. What reason does Rachel give Seecombe for wanting breakfast in her room when she first arrives in England?

5. What item of Ambrose's did Rachel forget to take with her from the villa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Rachel say she felt strange when arriving at Philip's house?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Ambrose start travelling during the winter months?

10. Why does Nick Kendall think it was wrong for Ambrose to have brought Philip up without women in his life?

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