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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excites Mrs. Wilkins about what she sees in the newspaper in Chapter 1?
(a) The idea of owning a new puppy.
(b) The innovations in cleaning appliances.
(c) The possibility of a holiday in Italy.
(d) The chance to meet some new friends.

2. How does Mrs. Wilkins know Mrs. Arbuthnot?
(a) She is her neighbor.
(b) From church.
(c) Their husbands are colleagues.
(d) They went to school together.

3. What do the two women do for the first time at the villa at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) They show their faces without make-up.
(b) Call each other by their first names.
(c) They sing.
(d) They each share a secret they never told anyone before.

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

5. What is the only word that the women can understand from the Italian man in Chapter 5?
(a) "Buon giorno".
(b) "San Salvatore".
(c) "Aprile".
(d) "Grazie".

Short Answer Questions

1. For what did Mrs. Arbuthnot marry?

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

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

4. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot ease her guilt over the source of her husband's income?

5. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot ask guidance from God for in Chapter 2?

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