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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. Arbuthnot playfully remind Mrs. Wilkins of in Chapter 6?
(a) That age is but a number.
(b) That home is where the heart is.
(c) That beauty is temporary.
(d) That money can't buy happiness.

2. When Lady Caroline meets Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot for the first time, what does she suggest they do?
(a) Go for a walk in the garden.
(b) Eat breakfast.
(c) Tell each other about their lives.
(d) Keep out of each others' way.

3. 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.

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

5. Why is Lady Caroline Denster interested in the holiday?
(a) To experience Italy in the spring.
(b) To meet her lover in Italy.
(c) To get away from all the people and circumstances in her life.
(d) To visit the same villa she did as a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excites Mrs. Wilkins about what she sees in the newspaper in Chapter 1?

2. What do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot advertise in The Times?

3. What does Mrs. Wilkins do in Chapter 1 that surprises her?

4. How do the appearances of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot change as they look outside in Chapter 6?

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

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