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

2. Why does Mrs. Fisher hurry to the lunch table in Chapter 9?
(a) To ensure no one takes her place at the head of the table.
(b) She is extremely famished.
(c) She thinks the others are waiting for her.
(d) To tell the other women her exciting news.

3. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot ask guidance from God for in Chapter 2?
(a) How to overcome a recent death in the family.
(b) How to avoid Mrs. Wilkins.
(c) Of whether she should stay with her husband.
(d) Whether or not she should even hope that the holiday will become reality.

4. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot's husband make a living?
(a) He gambles.
(b) He works at a bank.
(c) He writes stories about kings and their mistresses.
(d) He sells vacuums door to door to unassuming housewives.

5. What does a man do with the women's luggage in Chapter 5?
(a) Ties it to his horse.
(b) Loads it in a carriage.
(c) Opens it.
(d) Takes it away in an automobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Wilkins gasp when she looks out her window in Chapter 6?

2. What is the weather like at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot playfully remind Mrs. Wilkins of in Chapter 6?

4. Why do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot make plans to arrive at the villa before the others?

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

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