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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. Fisher refer to frequently while speaking to Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 7?
(a) Her memories of famous writers.
(b) Her favorite shops in the area.
(c) Her husband.
(d) What she plans on eating for dinner.

2. What can Mrs. Wilkins see from her bedroom window?
(a) The nearby town waking up.
(b) A sprawling golf course.
(c) The ocean, mountains and the gardens.
(d) A statue of the Virgin Mary.

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

4. What does Mrs. Fisher contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) How the years have past like a whisper.
(b) How the past has more value than the present.
(c) How all her friends have died or abandoned her.
(d) How she feels even older on the inside.

5. How many replies do the women receive from their advertisement in Chapter 3?
(a) Fifty-three.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lady Caroline NOT think of at the end of Chapter 8?

2. What had "faded to the dimness of a dream" by the time the women arrived in Italy in Chapter 4?

3. Why does Mrs. Wilkins gasp when she looks out her window in Chapter 6?

4. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot believe her husband is too busy doing to notice her gone?

5. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot imagine will happen when she and her husband are old?

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