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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mrs. Arbuthnot described as in Chapter 1?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Practical.
(c) Talkative.
(d) Mysterious.

2. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot playfully remind Mrs. Wilkins of in Chapter 6?
(a) That home is where the heart is.
(b) That beauty is temporary.
(c) That money can't buy happiness.
(d) That age is but a number.

3. What does Mrs. Fisher refer to frequently while speaking to Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 7?
(a) Her memories of famous writers.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her favorite shops in the area.
(d) What she plans on eating for dinner.

4. What does Mrs. Fisher first ask Mrs. Wilkins to provide in Chapter 3?
(a) The number of the landlord.
(b) A photograph of the villa.
(c) The itinerary.
(d) References.

5. What happened to Mrs. Arbuthnot's child?
(a) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child was kidnapped.
(b) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child died.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child is away at school and rarely visits.
(d) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child was sent to live with relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a man do with the women's luggage in Chapter 5?

2. Who is Briggs?

3. What is the weather like when the women arrive in Italy in Chapter 5?

4. Who meets the women in the courtyard of the castle in Chapter 5?

5. How does Mrs. Fisher feel about the chatty and enthusiastic Mrs. Wilkins when she first meets her?

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