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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. What do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot advertise in The Times?
(a) A cook to accompany them to the villa.
(b) A private driver who can drive them to the villa.
(c) For other women to join them at the villa.
(d) A spare room at their homes in England.

2. How do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot forget about their argument in Chapter 8?
(a) They come across a vista of exceptional beauty.
(b) They are summoned to dinner.
(c) They fall in a pond.
(d) They are interrupted by Mrs. Fisher.

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

4. Why doesn't Lady Caroline want Mr. Wilkins to come stay at the villa?
(a) Because she fears he will want her like all other men seem to.
(b) Because she has heard that he is a crude and insufferable man.
(c) Because the villa is already too crowded.
(d) Because she fears Mrs. Wilkins' behavior will change if he comes.

5. What does Mrs. Wilkins do before going to fetch Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 6?
(a) She writes a letter to her husband.
(b) She writes in her diary.
(c) She dresses and unpacks.
(d) She paints her fingernails.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Wilkins awakes in Chapter 6, which of the following does she not take pleasure in?

2. Why does Lady Caroline sneak out of the villa in Chapter 19?

3. What does Mrs. Wilkins make sure is the first thing that happens in the house when the women arrive?

4. What does Rose wait for after writing to her husband in Chapter 17?

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

(see the answer key)

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