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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wilkins notice Mrs. Arbuthnot doing in Chapter 1?
(a) Reading a book about Italy.
(b) Reading the same thing in the newspaper.
(c) Crying in the corner.
(d) Eating her favorite cookies.

2. Who does Mrs. Fisher send to find the other women in Chapter 9?
(a) Gemma.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Francesca.

3. What does Mrs. Fisher first ask Mrs. Wilkins to provide in Chapter 3?
(a) A photograph of the villa.
(b) References.
(c) The itinerary.
(d) The number of the landlord.

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

5. According to Mrs. Fisher, what is Lady Caroline able to do with the servants?
(a) Hire them to work at her estate in England.
(b) Befriend them.
(c) Pay them a daily wage.
(d) Speak Italian in a way they can understand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Fisher tell Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot to do during the lunch course in Chapter 9?

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

3. What does Mrs. Fisher contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. How did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher come to arrive at the house at the same time?

5. What is the weather like at the beginning of the novel?

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