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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. What does Mrs. Wilkins do in Chapter 1 that surprises her?
(a) She laughs heartily.
(b) She asks a stranger for directions.
(c) She yells at a car driving past.
(d) She approaches Mrs. Arbuthnot.

2. What does Rose hope for in Chapter 17?
(a) That she will have the strength to leave her husband.
(b) That the letter she wrote to her husband will get lost.
(c) That her husband will get along well with her friends at the villa.
(d) That her husband will hurry to her side.

3. Where is Briggs from?
(a) America.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. What about Mrs. Wilkins is Mrs. Arbuthnot taken aback by in Chapter 1?
(a) Her deep voice.
(b) The sadness in her eyes.
(c) Her spiritual beliefs.
(d) Her enthusiasm.

5. Why does Lady Caroline hurry into the villa at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) She wants to pack and leave Italy as soon as she can.
(b) She has a confession to make.
(c) It is close to dinner time.
(d) She has received an important telegram.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lady Caroline leave Ferdinand to wait for her return in Chapter 20?

2. What is the weather like at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Lady Caroline believe of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot when she first meets them?

4. How many replies do the women receive from their advertisement in Chapter 3?

5. What must the renters provide to the landlord for the Italian villa?

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