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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 the narration note about Mrs. Wilkins marriage and life in Chapter 1?
(a) It is dull and routine.
(b) It is more interesting than she thinks.
(c) It has improved in recent years.
(d) It is the result of careful planning in her youth.

2. How does Mrs. Wilkins know Mrs. Arbuthnot?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) She is her neighbor.
(c) From church.
(d) Their husbands are colleagues.

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

4. How does Mrs. Wilkins normally behave in public as of Chapter 1?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Overly cheery.
(c) Withdrawn.
(d) Cranky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Wilkins at the train station, what does her husband have no right to do?

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

3. What does a man do with the women's luggage in Chapter 5?

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

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

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