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

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

3. What does Mrs. Fisher first ask Mrs. Wilkins to provide in Chapter 3?
(a) The number of the landlord.
(b) References.
(c) A photograph of the villa.
(d) The itinerary.

4. What must the renters provide to the landlord for the Italian villa?
(a) References.
(b) A deposit.
(c) A signed contract.
(d) An itinerary.

5. What does Lady Caroline call the pair of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 6?
(a) A pair of "beatniks".
(b) A pair of "originals".
(c) A pair of "wet blankets".
(d) A pair of "misfits".

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Wilkins normally behave in public as of Chapter 1?

2. According to Mrs. Arbuthnot, why should she and Mrs.Wilkins be running things at the house?

3. According to Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 7, what is the only thing that Mrs. Fisher has to worry about?

4. Who interrupts Lady Caroline after Costanza does in Chapter 8?

5. What does a man do with the women's luggage in Chapter 5?

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