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

2. What catches Mrs. Wilkins eye in the newspaper?
(a) An editorial.
(b) An advertisement.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A headline.

3. What does Mrs. Wilkins make sure is the first thing that happens in the house when the women arrive?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A toast.
(c) A hug.
(d) A feast.

4. Who is Briggs?
(a) Mrs. Arbuthnot's uncle.
(b) A friend of Mrs. Arbuthnot's husband.
(c) The owner of the Italian villa.
(d) Mrs. Wilkins' first love that she occasionally sees.

5. How many replies do the women receive from their advertisement in Chapter 3?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Two.
(d) Fifty-three.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what did Mrs. Arbuthnot marry?

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

4. Who meets the women in the courtyard of the castle in Chapter 5?

5. How does Mrs. Wilkins convince her husband that she is already going to Italy in Chapter 4?

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