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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 a woman with two children ask Philip for when he arrives in Italy?

2. What does Rachel tell Philip he can do in her boudoir that surprises him?

3. What item of Ambrose's did Rachel forget to take with her from the villa?

4. What month is Philip's birthday in?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What reason does Philip give Rachel for not hating her now that he has met her?

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

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

6. How did Ambrose say that Rachel is related to the Ashley family?

7. Why did Ambrose start travelling during the winter months?

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

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

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

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

Describe the influence Philip’s upbringing had on him. How does it affect his relationships with women, particularly Louise and Rachel? How does it affect his views of women and marriage?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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