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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. How does Mrs. Wilkins know Mrs. Arbuthnot?
(a) She is her neighbor.
(b) They went to school together.
(c) Their husbands are colleagues.
(d) From church.

2. Who has set herself up as hostess in Chapter 7?
(a) Mrs. Wilkins.
(b) Lady Caroline.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(d) Mrs. Fisher.

3. Who does Lady Caroline watch from her terrace in Chapter 8?
(a) Mrs. Fisher.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(c) The gardener.
(d) A group of young students walking down the sideroad.

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

5. Why does Mrs. Wilkins' husband decide that he wants to take her to Italy in Chapter 4?
(a) Because she worked so hard at pleasing him before she left England.
(b) Because he received a bonus at work.
(c) Because he knows Mrs. Wilkins is angry at him.
(d) Because Italy is his favorite place in Europe to visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about Mrs. Wilkins is Mrs. Arbuthnot taken aback by in Chapter 1?

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

3. Who is Costanza?

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

5. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot's husband make a living?

(see the answer key)

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