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

2. What does Mrs. Fisher reminisce about when interviewed by Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot?
(a) A home filled with artists.
(b) Her marriage.
(c) Her past visits to Italy.
(d) Her school days.

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

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(c) Withdrawn.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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Wilkins gasp when she looks out her window in Chapter 6?

2. What did Mrs. Fisher and Lady Caroline have taken out of their rooms upon their arrival at the house?

3. How does Mrs. Fisher feel about the chatty and enthusiastic Mrs. Wilkins when she first meets her?

4. What happened to Mrs. Arbuthnot's child?

5. What does Lady Caroline call the pair of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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