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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 occupation does Philip plan to take up to be like his cousin?
(a) Member of Parliament.
(b) Banker.
(c) Justice of the Peace.
(d) School Teacher.

2. How does Rachel describe a man's jealousy?
(a) Like a child's.
(b) Righteous.
(c) Frightening.
(d) Like an adult's.

3. How old was Ambrose when Rachel met him?
(a) 32.
(b) 56.
(c) 43.
(d) 60,

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

5. What does Rachel tell Philip he can do in her boudoir that surprises him?
(a) Take off his shoes.
(b) Smoke his pipe.
(c) Loosen his tie.
(d) Curse.

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. What trait of Rachel's does Ambrose praise in his initial letters to Philip about her?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Philip feel ashamed of his feelings when Ambrose wrote to say he was engaged?

7. Why was Louise excited about the idea of Ambrose returning to the estate with a wife?

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

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

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

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