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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 realize they should never have married.
(b) They will grow even more apart.
(c) Happiness will come.
(d) They will die at around the same time.

2. How does Mrs. Fisher feel about the chatty and enthusiastic Mrs. Wilkins when she first meets her?
(a) She is intrigued by her.
(b) She is fatigued by her.
(c) She is energized by her.
(d) She is somewhat disconcerted by her.

3. What does Mrs. Fisher reminisce about when interviewed by Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot?
(a) Her marriage.
(b) A home filled with artists.
(c) Her school days.
(d) Her past visits to Italy.

4. Where is Mrs. Wilkins at the beginning of the novel?
(a) At the supermarket.
(b) At the library.
(c) At a women's club.
(d) At the park.

5. For what did Mrs. Arbuthnot marry?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Obligation.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Wilkins convince her husband that she is already going to Italy in Chapter 4?

2. What does Lady Caroline call the pair of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 6?

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

4. Why do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot make plans to arrive at the villa before the others?

5. What reminds Mrs. Fisher of her husband in Chapter 9?

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