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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the servant at the villa tell Philip has been done with Ambrose's clothes?

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

3. What occupation does Philip plan to take up to be like his cousin?

4. What reason does Seecombe give for changing his mind about having a woman in the house?

5. What reason does Rainaldi give Philip for his not having been told about Ambrose's illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Philip think that Ambrose may have had a premonition of his death?

2. Why was Philip raised by Ambrose?

3. Why does Rachel say she felt strange when arriving at Philip's house?

4. What does Rachel do that impresses Philip while she and Philip are out riding the estate?

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

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

7. What does Philip find striking about the portrait he sees hanging in Aunt Phoebe's rooms before Rachel comes?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The information revealed about Rachel’s past casts a shadow over her, leaving readers wondering if she is good or evil. Write an essay explaining how the author uses information from Rachel’s past as well as subtle clues to influence readers’ opinions of Rachel, and how those clues might be interpreted in different ways.

Essay Topic 2

Philip’s inexperience with women leads him into awkward and sometimes dangerous situations with the women in his life. Write an essay explaining how Philip’s inexperience with women and love puts him in a position to be used by women.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing how the author explores the nature of good and evil using Rachel and Philip. How does the author make readers doubt Rachel’s intentions? In the end, which characters were good and which were evil?

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