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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 playfully remind Mrs. Wilkins of in Chapter 6?
(a) That home is where the heart is.
(b) That age is but a number.
(c) That beauty is temporary.
(d) That money can't buy happiness.

2. Who are Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot surprised to see from their window in Chapter 6?
(a) Briggs.
(b) Mrs. Fisher.
(c) A gardener.
(d) Lady Caroline.

3. According to Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 7, what is the only thing that Mrs. Fisher has to worry about?
(a) Her health.
(b) Being happy.
(c) Dying alone.
(d) Making friends.

4. How did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher come to arrive at the house at the same time?
(a) They decided to travel together so they could play cards on the train.
(b) They tried to arrive before the other but ended up arriving at the same time.
(c) They were previously acquainted and felt it proper to travel together.
(d) They both came to Italy early to get the nicest rooms.

5. Why does Mrs. Fisher hurry to the lunch table in Chapter 9?
(a) She thinks the others are waiting for her.
(b) To ensure no one takes her place at the head of the table.
(c) To tell the other women her exciting news.
(d) She is extremely famished.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Costanza?

3. What did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher feel they had the right to when they arrived at the house?

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

5. What does Mrs. Fisher tell Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot to do during the lunch course in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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