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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. Arbuthnot imagine will happen when she and her husband are old?
(a) They will die at around the same time.
(b) Happiness will come.
(c) They will realize they should never have married.
(d) They will grow even more apart.

2. What happened to Mrs. Arbuthnot's child?
(a) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child was sent to live with relatives.
(b) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child died.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child was kidnapped.
(d) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child is away at school and rarely visits.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Briggs from?

2. How much is the rent for the Italian villa?

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

4. What does Mrs. Fisher reminisce about when interviewed by Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot?

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

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