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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Fisher become annoyed with Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 9?
(a) Mrs. Wilkins takes the credit for "breathing life" into the trip.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins repeatedly asks Mrs. Fisher questions about her personal life.
(c) Mrs. Wilkins claims she "saw inside" Lady Caroline and knows what she wants.
(d) Mrs. Wilkins refuses to keep quiet for longer than a brief moment.

2. Who becomes more restless in Chapter 16?
(a) Mrs. Fisher.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(d) Lady Caroline.

3. Why is Mrs. Fisher disappointed by the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Because the lunch menu is dull and uninspired.
(b) Because she finds yet another gray hair on her head.
(c) Because another husband is to be invited to the villa.
(d) Because she has no one to invite to the villa.

4. What is Lady Caroline concerned about in Chapter 10?
(a) How she will find happiness before it is too late.
(b) Whether or not the weather will remain on their side.
(c) What will happen to her when her beauty fades.
(d) How she will cope with being away from her real life for so long.

5. What question does Mr. Briggs ask Rose about the villa at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) How it compares to her home in England.
(b) What her favorite parts of the house are.
(c) Whether it is drafty.
(d) What the other women think of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lady Caroline NOT think of at the end of Chapter 8?

2. How does Mrs. Fisher react to Mrs. Wilkins' kiss in Chapter 18?

3. Where does Mrs. Arbuthnot go to wait for dinner in Chapter 20?

4. What does Lady Caroline find strange in Chapter 10?

5. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot ease her guilt over the source of her husband's income?

(see the answer key)

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