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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Costanza present Mrs. Fisher with in Chapter 15?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) The food bill.
(c) A receipt for her most recent trip to the village.
(d) A pile of dirty laundry.

2. Who is Rose?
(a) Lady Caroline.
(b) Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(c) Mrs. Wilkins.
(d) Mrs. Fisher.

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

4. What does Mrs. Wilkins notice Mrs. Arbuthnot doing in Chapter 1?
(a) Eating her favorite cookies.
(b) Reading the same thing in the newspaper.
(c) Crying in the corner.
(d) Reading a book about Italy.

5. Why doesn't Lady Caroline want Mr. Wilkins to come stay at the villa?
(a) Because she has heard that he is a crude and insufferable man.
(b) Because she fears Mrs. Wilkins' behavior will change if he comes.
(c) Because the villa is already too crowded.
(d) Because she fears he will want her like all other men seem to.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mrs. Arbuthnot become concerned in Chapter 13?

3. Why does Mrs. Wilkins gasp when she looks out her window in Chapter 6?

4. What does Mrs. Wilkins suggest she and Mrs. Arbuthnot do in Chapter 1?

5. How does Mrs. Fisher feel about the chatty and enthusiastic Mrs. Wilkins when she first meets her?

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