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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. Arbuthnot imagine will happen when she and her husband are old?
(a) They will grow even more apart.
(b) Happiness will come.
(c) They will die at around the same time.
(d) They will realize they should never have married.

2. When Mrs. Wilkins awakes in Chapter 6, which of the following does she not take pleasure in?
(a) The thought of being away from her husband for an entire month.
(b) The prettiness of her room.
(c) The smell of the linens.
(d) Being alone in bed.

3. What excites Mrs. Wilkins about what she sees in the newspaper in Chapter 1?
(a) The innovations in cleaning appliances.
(b) The chance to meet some new friends.
(c) The possibility of a holiday in Italy.
(d) The idea of owning a new puppy.

4. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Mrs. Fisher feel has to be done about Mrs. Wilkins?
(a) She has to be thanked.
(b) She has to be curbed.
(c) She has to be institutionalized.
(d) She has to be celebrated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper is Mrs. Wilkins reading in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Mrs. Fisher become annoyed with Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 9?

3. According to Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 7, what is the only thing that Mrs. Fisher has to worry about?

4. Why is Lady Caroline Denster interested in the holiday?

5. Why does Lady Caroline decide to act cool, distant and commanding during her stay at the house?

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