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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 do the two women do for the first time at the villa at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) They show their faces without make-up.
(b) They sing.
(c) They each share a secret they never told anyone before.
(d) Call each other by their first names.

2. What reminds Mrs. Fisher of her husband in Chapter 9?
(a) A song that Lady Caroline hums in the garden.
(b) The pasta course at lunch.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot's weak laugh.
(d) A red and orange bouquet in the foyer.

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

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

5. According to Mrs. Arbuthnot, why should she and Mrs.Wilkins be running things at the house?
(a) Because they are older.
(b) Because they are the most personable of the bunch.
(c) Because they are familiar with running a household.
(d) Because they found San Salvatore.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Wilkins know Mrs. Arbuthnot?

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

3. How does Lady Caroline conclude her conversation with the other ladies at the end of Chapter 6?

4. For what did Mrs. Arbuthnot marry?

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

(see the answer key)

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