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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. Who is at the house when Philip returns from seeing the attorney about giving Rachel the estate?

2. What suspicion did Ambrose have about Rainaldi?

3. What word best describes Philip's and Rachel's days during the winter months?

4. What does Philip do while he sits listening to Rachel talk about visitors just to see if it will bother her?

5. Why is Philip upset about the arrival of his godfather's letter regarding Rachel's allowance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Philip so disconcerted by Rachel's tears when they argue about her allowance?

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

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 does Rainaldi call Philip a "young Solomon?" (157)

5. After the Sunday dinner guests leave, what does Rachel say she likes about entertaining?

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

7. How does Philip say Ambrose dealt with things that hurt or shocked him?

8. What does Rachel do that makes Philip tease her that she will become a midwife?

9. What does Philip find in his room after going to Pelyn to arrange for Rachel's allowance, and why does it delight him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During Philip’s illness, he is delusional. Write an essay analyzing the dreams and delusions that Philip has. How do they relate to the story? How do they influence his view of Rachel?

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

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?

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