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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 Rachel tell Philip he can do in her boudoir that surprises him?

2. Why does Philip not want to see Ambrose's grave?

3. After receiving Rachel's letter about coming to England, how does Philip ask his godfather to respond?

4. What condition causes Ambrose to go abroad in the winters?

5. What is the name of the horse that Rachel rides?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reason does Rachel give in her letter for having taken all of Ambrose's possessions from the villa after he died?

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

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

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

6. Why was Philip raised by Ambrose?

7. What does Philip intend to do when Rachel comes to see him?

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

9. Why does Nick Kendall think it was wrong for Ambrose to have brought Philip up without women in his life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why the author begins the book with the story of Philip seeing the hanged man and why she refers back to it in the final chapter. What does the hanged man have to do with Philip’s experience with Rachel? What does the author hope to convey to the reader through the hanged man and Philip’s reaction to him?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining Rainaldi as a character. How does the author use him to reveal information about Rachel and Philip? How do his visits to England affect the plot? What is the true relationship between Rachel and Rainaldi?

Essay Topic 3

Money, or the lack of it, changes the way that people think and act. The author shows this through both Philip and Rachel. Write an essay explaining how money affects the lives of both characters and examining how the author uses the characters to support this idea.

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