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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 leaves packages beside each of the plates at the Christmas dinner?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Philip.
(c) Seecombe.
(d) Nick Kendall.

2. Why is Philip upset about the arrival of his godfather's letter regarding Rachel's allowance?
(a) He had tried to stop the letter from being delivered.
(b) It was not supposed to arrive until the next day.
(c) He is unhappy with the amount Nick Kendall agreed to.
(d) It was supposed to arrive before he got home.

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

4. What disorder does Ambrose compare Rachel's spending to?
(a) Obsessive compulsive disorder.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Multiple personality disorder.
(d) Kleptomania.

5. What does Philip decide to do after Christmas?
(a) Sell the estate.
(b) Sell all of the family jewels.
(c) Purchase a fancy carriage for Rachel.
(d) Repair the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following clauses does the attorney suggest that Philip add to the document giving Rachel the estate?

2. What suspicion did Ambrose have about Rainaldi?

3. What surprises Seecombe about Rachel's request to take a bath?

4. Why does Philip go to the bank before Christmas?

5. What is Louise's first impression of Rachel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the special about the pearl collar that Philip gives Rachel for Christmas?

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

3. Why does Philip ask Rachel what she would have done if Ambrose had left her the estate with Philip to look after it?

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

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

6. What made the relationship between Philip and Nick Kendall "cool" after Christmas?

7. How does Philip avoid seeing his godfather after Christmas?

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

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

10. Why does Philip put his muddy feet up on the footstool while Rachel tells him about her visits?

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