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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot believe her husband is too busy doing to notice her gone?
(a) Attending to his books.
(b) Having affairs.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Reading his naughty books.

2. 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 celebrated.
(c) She has to be thanked.
(d) She has to be curbed.

3. According to Mrs. Fisher's observations in Chapter 15, what has there been a lack of restraint with at the villa?
(a) The amount of money spent on liquor.
(b) The amount of money spent on nights out.
(c) The amount of money spent on food.
(d) The amount of money spent on clothes and souvenirs.

4. What is the weather like at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Cold and rainy.
(d) Warm and sunny.

5. What does Mrs. Wilkins suggest she and Mrs. Arbuthnot do in Chapter 1?
(a) Play some golf near Mrs. Wilkins' neighborhood.
(b) Start a new club.
(c) Have dinner with their husbands.
(d) Share the cost of renting the vacation home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narration note about Mrs. Wilkins marriage and life in Chapter 1?

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

3. Where is Mrs. Wilkins at the beginning of the novel?

4. How does Mrs. Fisher feel when she sees she is the only one at the lunch table in Chapter 9?

5. What does Lady Caroline want desperately for in Chapter 8?

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