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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. What does Costanza present Mrs. Fisher with in Chapter 15?

2. What conclusion does Lady Caroline come to in Chapter 13?

3. Why does Lady Caroline hurry into the villa at the beginning of Chapter 20?

4. Who does Mellersh run into when he runs out of the bathroom soaking wet in Chapter 14?

5. How do Mrs. Fisher and Lady Caroline feel about Mr. Wilkins in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Wilkins' marriage change in Chapter 16?

2. How do Mr. Briggs and Mrs. Arbuthnot react to one another when Mr.Briggs arrives at the villa?

3. Why does Mrs. Wilkins kiss Mrs. Fisher in Chapter 18 and how does Mrs. Fisher react?

4. What do the women talk about at the dinner table in Chapter 12?

5. Why does Lady Caroline escape to the garden in Chapter 19?

6. Who is Ferdinand Arundel?

7. What bothers Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mrs. Fisher and Lady Caroline in Chapter 13?

8. What do Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins talk about on the way to the village in Chapter 11?

9. How does Mrs. Fisher react when she finds Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in her sitting area? Why does she react this way?

10. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel after sending a letter to her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the four women? What are their roles in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character Mrs. Wilkins. What is her role in the novel and what are her defining character traits? How does she influence the other main characters? Describe her marriage. How does she grow as a character as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 3

A theme of the novel "The Enchanted April" is nature. How does nature influence or impact the lives of the four women? How is nature described in the novel? How does it directly correlate with the personal transformations experienced by the four women?

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