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

2. How does Philip feel when he learns that Ambrose and Rachel have decided to stay in Italy for the summer?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Sad.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Angry.

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

4. 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 has gone insane.
(c) Ambrose is trying to trick Philip.
(d) Ambrose did not write the letter.

5. What did a young Philip do before walking away from the hanged man?
(a) Took a picture of the dead man.
(b) Threw a stone at the dead man.
(c) Tucked a sprig of holly in the dead man's pocket.
(d) Told Ambrose he would never marry, so he would never end up like the man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What condition causes Ambrose to go abroad in the winters?

3. What is the weather like when Philip arrives in Italy?

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

5. What does Louise bring for Rachel's room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Rainaldi tell Philip the doctors said was the cause of Ambrose's strange behavior before his death?

5. How did Ambrose say that Rachel is related to the Ashley family?

6. Why was Philip raised by Ambrose?

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

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

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

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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