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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady Caroline want desperately for in Chapter 8?
(a) A passionate romance.
(b) A best friend who is like a sister.
(c) To be left alone.
(d) A purpose in life.

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

3. What does Mrs. Fisher contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) How she feels even older on the inside.
(b) How the past has more value than the present.
(c) How the years have past like a whisper.
(d) How all her friends have died or abandoned her.

4. How does Mrs. Fisher feel about the chatty and enthusiastic Mrs. Wilkins when she first meets her?
(a) She is somewhat disconcerted by her.
(b) She is intrigued by her.
(c) She is fatigued by her.
(d) She is energized by her.

5. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Mrs. Fisher feel has to be done about Mrs. Wilkins?
(a) She has to be institutionalized.
(b) She has to be curbed.
(c) She has to be celebrated.
(d) She has to be thanked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot believe her husband is too busy doing to notice her gone?

2. What did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher feel they had the right to when they arrived at the house?

3. What is Mrs. Arbuthnot going to Hampstead for in Chapter 2?

4. Why does Lady Caroline decide to act cool, distant and commanding during her stay at the house?

5. What newspaper is Mrs. Wilkins reading in Chapter 1?

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