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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Warm and sunny.
(c) Cold and rainy.
(d) Stormy.

2. How does Lady Caroline conclude her conversation with the other ladies at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) By retiring to her room.
(b) By folding her arms and glaring at the women.
(c) By turning her back on them and looking at the view.
(d) By waving the other women away.

3. How did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher come to arrive at the house at the same time?
(a) They both came to Italy early to get the nicest rooms.
(b) They decided to travel together so they could play cards on the train.
(c) They tried to arrive before the other but ended up arriving at the same time.
(d) They were previously acquainted and felt it proper to travel together.

4. What must the renters provide to the landlord for the Italian villa?
(a) A deposit.
(b) A signed contract.
(c) An itinerary.
(d) References.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot imagine will happen when she and her husband are old?

5. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot realize about both she and Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 1?

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