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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 Lady Caroline want desperately for in Chapter 8?
(a) A passionate romance.
(b) A purpose in life.
(c) To be left alone.
(d) A best friend who is like a sister.

2. What is the weather like at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Cold and rainy.
(c) Warm and sunny.
(d) Stormy.

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

4. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot imagine will happen when she and her husband are old?
(a) They will realize they should never have married.
(b) Happiness will come.
(c) They will die at around the same time.
(d) They will grow even more apart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wilkins notice Mrs. Arbuthnot doing in Chapter 1?

2. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot put all of her time and energy into doing?

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

4. What does Mrs. Fisher refer to frequently while speaking to Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 7?

5. What is the only word that the women can understand from the Italian man in Chapter 5?

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