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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10, 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Fisher react the Mrs. Wilkins' enthusiasm in Chapter 7?
(a) With indifference.
(b) With impatience.
(c) With happiness.
(d) With enthusiasm.

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

3. What reason does Lady Caroline give to Mrs. Fisher for why she wants to be left alone in Chapter 10?
(a) So that she can meditate.
(b) So that she can have a nap.
(c) So that she can reach a "conclusion".
(d) So that she can write a letter.

4. Why is Lady Caroline Denster interested in the holiday?
(a) To get away from all the people and circumstances in her life.
(b) To meet her lover in Italy.
(c) To experience Italy in the spring.
(d) To visit the same villa she did as a child.

5. Where is Mrs. Wilkins at the beginning of the novel?
(a) At a women's club.
(b) At the library.
(c) At the park.
(d) At the supermarket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Fisher send to find the other women in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Mrs. Wilkins' husband decide that he wants to take her to Italy in Chapter 4?

3. What does Mrs. Wilkins do in Chapter 1 that surprises her?

4. What about Mrs. Wilkins is Mrs. Arbuthnot taken aback by in Chapter 1?

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

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