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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) Share the cost of renting the vacation home.
(b) Have dinner with their husbands.
(c) Start a new club.
(d) Play some golf near Mrs. Wilkins' neighborhood.

2. Who meets the women in the courtyard of the castle in Chapter 5?
(a) Gino.
(b) Alanzo.
(c) Marco.
(d) Domenico.

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

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

5. What is Mrs. Arbuthnot described as in Chapter 1?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Talkative.
(d) Practical.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot ask guidance from God for in Chapter 2?

3. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot ease her guilt over the source of her husband's income?

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

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

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