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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. Why does Mellersh exit the bathroom wearing only a towel in Chapter 14?
(a) He can't find the soap.
(b) Due to an explosion in the boiler.
(c) An important telegram arrives for him at the front door.
(d) He needs to talk to his wife urgently.

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

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

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

5. What does Lady Caroline's grace, beauty and nature allow her to be?
(a) Snobbish without offending anyone.
(b) Standoffish and still charming.
(c) Quite ditzy without ever being considered stupid.
(d) As silly as she wants.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Wilkins at the train station, what does her husband have no right to do?

2. According to Mrs. Wilkins, what will Mrs. Fisher do before long in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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