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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. Who was the last person to wear the pearl collar before Philip gives it to Rachel?
(a) Philip's mother.
(b) Aunt Phoebe.
(c) Philip's nanny.
(d) Ambrose's mother.

2. 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.

3. What is Philip relieved to see when he is out walking on the night Rainaldi visits?
(a) There is a light on in Rachel's room and in Rainaldi's room, too.
(b) Rainaldi and Rachel arguing.
(c) The carriage returning to pick Rainaldi up.
(d) The stable hands readying a horse for Rainaldi to leave.

4. What is Rainaldi's attitude toward Philip the entire time he stays at the estate?
(a) Authoritarian.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Obedient.
(d) Condescending.

5. What does Rachel wear to church that Philip asks her to remove?
(a) Her wedding rings.
(b) A pearl collar.
(c) An expensive looking brooch.
(d) A veil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Rachel give Philip for never inviting Rainaldi to the villa after Ambrose became ill?

2. Where is Don buried?

3. Who does Rachel suggest she will marry if she ever marries again?

4. What reason does Philip give Rachel for not sitting with her to receive guests at the house?

5. What does Rachel do with the pearl collar when she hears Philip and Nick Kendall arguing about it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ambrose compare Rachel's spending to kleptomania?

2. How does Philip say Ambrose dealt with things that hurt or shocked him?

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

4. Why does Rainaldi call Philip a "young Solomon?" (157)

5. What makes Philip start commenting on the improvement in the foods that are served by his cook?

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

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

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

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

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

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