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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 and 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Lady Caroline feel she owes Mr. Briggs a great deal in Chapter 22?
(a) Because the villa is his.
(b) Because he taught her some Italian.
(c) Because he shows sincerity towards her.
(d) Because he saved her from Frederick's speech.

3. What had "faded to the dimness of a dream" by the time the women arrived in Italy in Chapter 4?
(a) Their worries and guilt.
(b) Their husband's faces.
(c) Their aggression and angst from before.
(d) Their lives back in England.

4. Who does Lady Caroline watch from her terrace in Chapter 8?
(a) A group of young students walking down the sideroad.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(c) The gardener.
(d) Mrs. Fisher.

5. What makes Lady Caroline glad about Ferdinand's presence in Chapter 19?
(a) He will help her avoid contact with the other ladies.
(b) He will provide a buffer between her and Mr. Briggs.
(c) He will take her out on the town.
(d) He will report to her on the goings-ons back home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reminds Mrs. Fisher of her husband in Chapter 9?

2. What does Frederick thank Lady Caroline for in Chapter 22?

3. How does Mr. Briggs behave in front of Lady Caroline when he first meets her?

4. What does Rose hope for in Chapter 17?

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

(see the answer key)

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