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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 reason does Philip give Nick Kendall for Rachel being unable to come and stay with him at Pelyn?
(a) It would not be proper for her to stay anywhere but at Ambrose's house.
(b) The beds at Pelyn are too uncomfortable.
(c) Pelyn is too far away.
(d) She has to visit all of the estate's tenants first.

2. What tradition does Philip decide to start up again in December?
(a) Taking dinner baskets to all of the tenants.
(b) Christmas caroling.
(c) Gift giving.
(d) The Christmas party for the tenants.

3. What happens to Don?
(a) A slate from the roof falls on him and he dies.
(b) He runs away from home.
(c) He is hit by a carriage.
(d) Rachel sells him.

4. How does Rachel say the allowance she is given makes her feel?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Hopeless.
(c) Angry.
(d) Humiliated.

5. What does Philip say that the people at church may suspect of Italians?
(a) They may have spotted skin.
(b) They may be black.
(c) They may all look like the Mona Lisa.
(d) They may all be ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sangalletti choose to marry Rachel instead of her mother?

2. How does Philip say that widows support themselves, aside from remarrying?

3. Why does Rachel tell Philip to marry Louise quickly after their first dinner with the Pascoes and Kendalls?

4. What day does Philip intend to give Rachel the estate?

5. What is Rachel doing when Philip goes to Pelyn to talk to his godfather about an allowance for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Philip plan to do to appease Louise after he failed to visit her because he was riding with Rachel?

2. Why does Philip put his muddy feet up on the footstool while Rachel tells him about her visits?

3. Why is Nick Kendall upset about Philip giving Rachel the pearl collar?

4. Nick Kendall tells Philip that people he knows were horrified to learn that Ambrose was marrying Rachel. Why were they horrified?

5. What does Philip find in his room after going to Pelyn to arrange for Rachel's allowance, and why does it delight him?

6. Why does Rachel say she asked Ambrose not to tell Philip about the baby she was pregnant with?

7. After the Sunday dinner guests leave, what does Rachel say she likes about entertaining?

8. What is the special about the pearl collar that Philip gives Rachel for Christmas?

9. Why did Ambrose not punish Philip for bringing mice to church with him when he was a boy?

10. What excuse does Philip give for Rachel having overdrawn her account?

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