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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 realize about both she and Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 1?
(a) They are kindred spirits.
(b) They are both happy in their marriages.
(c) They are both miserable.
(d) They are both lost.

2. Who is the author of "The Enchanted April"?
(a) Fanny Fern.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Barbara Pym.
(d) Elizabeth von Arnim.

3. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot's husband make a living?
(a) He sells vacuums door to door to unassuming housewives.
(b) He works at a bank.
(c) He writes stories about kings and their mistresses.
(d) He gambles.

4. What is the only word that the women can understand from the Italian man in Chapter 5?
(a) "Grazie".
(b) "San Salvatore".
(c) "Aprile".
(d) "Buon giorno".

5. Who interrupts Lady Caroline after Costanza does in Chapter 8?
(a) Rico.
(b) Marco.
(c) Domenico.
(d) Leonardo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Lady Caroline watch from her terrace in Chapter 8?

4. Who does Mrs. Fisher send to find the other women in Chapter 9?

5. What does Lady Caroline's grace, beauty and nature allow her to be?

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