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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 are Mrs. Arbuthnot, Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher disappointed in Chapter 13?
(a) Because Mrs. Wilkins does not return until dinner.
(b) Because Mrs. Wilkins decides to make dinner.
(c) Because Mrs. WIlkins returns quite quickly.
(d) Because Mrs. Wilkins does not bring anything back with her from town.

2. Which of the following does Lady Caroline NOT think of at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) The busy and noisy life she left behind.
(b) The speed of passing time.
(c) Her sudden and increasing loneliness.
(d) The lack of real romance in her past and present.

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

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

5. How does Mrs. Wilkins convince her husband that she is already going to Italy in Chapter 4?
(a) She gives him the number of the villa's landlord.
(b) She asks Mrs. Arbuthnot to convince him.
(c) She shows him her ticket.
(d) She gives him the address of the villa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mellersh always keep in mind in regards to the other women staying at the villa?

2. What has Mrs. Fisher realized by the end of the novel?

3. What is Lady Caroline unwilling to think about in Chapter 22?

4. What does Mrs. Fisher first ask Mrs. Wilkins to provide in Chapter 3?

5. According to Lady Caroline, what do Mr. Briggs and Ferdinand have in common?

(see the answer key)

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