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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did a young Philip do before walking away from the hanged man?
(a) Threw a stone at the dead man.
(b) Tucked a sprig of holly in the dead man's pocket.
(c) Took a picture of the dead man.
(d) Told Ambrose he would never marry, so he would never end up like the man.

2. Why does Philip not help the men harvest the fields after Ambrose's death?
(a) He will no longer be paid for the work because he owns the land.
(b) Ambrose is not there to order him to help.
(c) He has never helped them before, so there is no reason to start now.
(d) He realizes the men would think it is not right since he is now the estate's owner.

3. Where does the servant at the villa say that Ambrose liked to sit?
(a) On a bench in the villa's private cemetery.
(b) Near the fountain.
(c) In the kitchen of the villa.
(d) In his room with the shutters closed.

4. How does the servant at the villa describe Ambrose during his illness?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Resigned.
(c) Sad.
(d) Violent.

5. What reason does Rachel give Seecombe for wanting breakfast in her room when she first arrives in England?
(a) She does not want to put the cook to any trouble.
(b) She does not care for Philip's company.
(c) She does not want to disturb Philip's routine.
(d) Ambrose used to say that women were not fit to see until after eleven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philip say that the people at church may suspect of Italians?

2. When it rains steadily for three days, what does Seecombe say that Philip and Rachel should do?

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

4. What trait of Rachel's does Ambrose praise in his initial letters to Philip about her?

5. Who suggests they might retire now that Ambrose is married?

(see the answer key)

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