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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. Who are Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot surprised to see from their window in Chapter 6?
(a) Lady Caroline.
(b) Mrs. Fisher.
(c) Briggs.
(d) A gardener.

2. Who is Costanza?
(a) The butler.
(b) The chaffeur.
(c) The gardener.
(d) The house cook.

3. Who is Briggs?
(a) Mrs. Wilkins' first love that she occasionally sees.
(b) A friend of Mrs. Arbuthnot's husband.
(c) The owner of the Italian villa.
(d) Mrs. Arbuthnot's uncle.

4. What did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher feel they had the right to when they arrived at the house?
(a) To choose the menu.
(b) The best rooms.
(c) The first pick of reading materials.
(d) The use of the restrooms first.

5. Which of the following does Lady Caroline NOT think of at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Her sudden and increasing loneliness.
(b) The speed of passing time.
(c) The lack of real romance in her past and present.
(d) The busy and noisy life she left behind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot when they enter the dining room in Chapter 7?

2. What must the renters provide to the landlord for the Italian villa?

3. When Lady Caroline meets Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot for the first time, what does she suggest they do?

4. How does Mrs. Fisher react the Mrs. Wilkins' enthusiasm in Chapter 7?

5. Why does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel guilty in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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