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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 did Rachel think Philip would be like before meeting him?
(a) A spoiled boy.
(b) Handsome and kind.
(c) Much older than he is.
(d) Not very intelligent.

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

3. How old is Don?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

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

5. How did Ambrose present Don to Philip when he was a child?
(a) By letting him pick a puppy from the litter.
(b) In a box under the Christmas tree.
(c) In a pie crust.
(d) By leaving the puppy in his bedroom so he would find it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Philip think was his ultimate undoing with Rachel?

3. Where did Philip go to university?

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

5. What piece of information is Philip surprised to learn from Rainaldi concerning Ambrose's will?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Philip raised by Ambrose?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Rainaldi think that Rachel will never return to Italy?

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

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

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