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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. According to Lady Caroline, what do Mr. Briggs and Ferdinand have in common?
(a) They are both the type of man she identifies as "a grabber".
(b) They are both powerless to the effects of beauty.
(c) They are both "beneath her" but do not realize it.
(d) They are both attractive but unsuitable.

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

3. What does Mrs. Wilkins suggest she and Mrs. Arbuthnot do in Chapter 1?
(a) Start a new club.
(b) Have dinner with their husbands.
(c) Play some golf near Mrs. Wilkins' neighborhood.
(d) Share the cost of renting the vacation home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mellersh exit the bathroom wearing only a towel in Chapter 14?

2. How does Lady Caroline conclude her conversation with the other ladies at the end of Chapter 6?

3. What does Lady Caroline want desperately for in Chapter 8?

4. What does Mrs. Wilkins notice Mrs. Arbuthnot doing in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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