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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 expensive household item does Rachel give Philip as a gift?
(a) A silver tea service.
(b) A chaise lounge for his library.
(c) Coverings for the blue room.
(d) A chandelier for the dining room.

2. What does Rachel do with the pearl collar when she hears Philip and Nick Kendall arguing about it?
(a) Gives it back.
(b) Leaves it on the dining room table.
(c) Refuses to return it.
(d) Throws it across the room.

3. What marks Ambrose's favorite spot on the estate's lands?
(a) A large oak tree.
(b) A pond.
(c) A granite stone.
(d) A stone wall.

4. What does Rachel give Philip to tuck under his pillow as a joke on Seecombe?
(a) A hairpin.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) Her stocking.
(d) A hair ribbon.

5. Why did Sangalletti choose to marry Rachel instead of her mother?
(a) Because Rachel's mother was not kind.
(b) Because Rachel's mother died.
(c) Because Rachel was younger.
(d) Because Rachel's mother lost her looks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stipulation did Ambrose include in his unsigned will that would give Philip the estate back from Rachel?

2. Who is at the house when Philip returns from seeing the attorney about giving Rachel the estate?

3. What does Philip do while he sits listening to Rachel talk about visitors just to see if it will bother her?

4. What is the relationship like between Philip and his godfather after Christmas?

5. What does Philip realize he forgot to do while he and Rachel are at church?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Philip say is the difference between Mrs. Pascoe's femininity and Rachel's femininity?

5. Why does Philip say that the people at church will be so interested in Rachel?

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

7. Why does Seecombe set the table with the good silver and other finery when Rainaldi comes to visit?

8. What made the relationship between Philip and Nick Kendall "cool" after Christmas?

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

10. Why does Philip think he can keep his name out of the business of giving Rachel an allowance?

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