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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 do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot advertise in The Times?
(a) For other women to join them at the villa.
(b) A spare room at their homes in England.
(c) A cook to accompany them to the villa.
(d) A private driver who can drive them to the villa.

2. Who is the author of "The Enchanted April"?
(a) Fanny Fern.
(b) Elizabeth von Arnim.
(c) Barbara Pym.
(d) Virginia Woolf.

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

4. What newspaper is Mrs. Wilkins reading in Chapter 1?
(a) The News.
(b) The Local.
(c) The Standard.
(d) The Times.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What must the renters provide to the landlord for the Italian villa?

3. What does Mrs. Wilkins make sure is the first thing that happens in the house when the women arrive?

4. What is Mrs. Arbuthnot described as in Chapter 1?

5. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot put all of her time and energy into doing?

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