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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Mrs. Fisher feel has to be done about Mrs. Wilkins?
(a) She has to be celebrated.
(b) She has to be thanked.
(c) She has to be curbed.
(d) She has to be institutionalized.

2. What does Mrs. Wilkins notice Mrs. Arbuthnot doing in Chapter 1?
(a) Crying in the corner.
(b) Reading the same thing in the newspaper.
(c) Reading a book about Italy.
(d) Eating her favorite cookies.

3. How does Mrs. Wilkins normally behave in public as of Chapter 1?
(a) Overly cheery.
(b) Cranky.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Withdrawn.

4. According to Mrs. Wilkins at the train station, what does her husband have no right to do?
(a) See her off.
(b) Forgive her.
(c) Follow her to Italy.
(d) Make her feel guilty.

5. What do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot briefly argue about in Chapter 8?
(a) Whether Mrs. Arbuthnot's marriage is a happy one.
(b) Whether Italy has fresher air than England.
(c) Whether chocolate tastes better in another country or not.
(d) Whether Mrs. Fisher had the right to behave as hostess.

6. How much is the rent for the Italian villa?
(a) Sixty pounds.
(b) One hundred pounds.
(c) Forty-five pounds.
(d) Eighty pounds.

7. What does Lady Caroline tell Costanza in Chapter 8?
(a) To get orders from one of the other ladies instead.
(b) To come to her for direction.
(c) To conduct his work when she is not around.
(d) To only answer with "yes" or "no" unless absolutely necessary.

8. Who does Mrs. Fisher send to find the other women in Chapter 9?
(a) Francesca.
(b) Gemma.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Adelaide.

9. How does Mrs. Fisher feel about the chatty and enthusiastic Mrs. Wilkins when she first meets her?
(a) She is fatigued by her.
(b) She is somewhat disconcerted by her.
(c) She is intrigued by her.
(d) She is energized by her.

10. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot fail at in Chapter 7?
(a) Remaining patient.
(b) Remembering to tell Mrs. Wilkins a funny anecdote.
(c) Staying awake late enough.
(d) Asserting control over Mrs. Fisher.

11. Why does Mrs. Wilkins' husband decide that he wants to take her to Italy in Chapter 4?
(a) Because he knows Mrs. Wilkins is angry at him.
(b) Because Italy is his favorite place in Europe to visit.
(c) Because she worked so hard at pleasing him before she left England.
(d) Because he received a bonus at work.

12. According to Mrs. Fisher, what is Lady Caroline able to do with the servants?
(a) Hire them to work at her estate in England.
(b) Befriend them.
(c) Speak Italian in a way they can understand.
(d) Pay them a daily wage.

13. What reminds Mrs. Fisher of her husband in Chapter 9?
(a) Mrs. Arbuthnot's weak laugh.
(b) A red and orange bouquet in the foyer.
(c) The pasta course at lunch.
(d) A song that Lady Caroline hums in the garden.

14. Why is Lady Caroline Denster interested in the holiday?
(a) To experience Italy in the spring.
(b) To get away from all the people and circumstances in her life.
(c) To meet her lover in Italy.
(d) To visit the same villa she did as a child.

15. How does Mrs. Fisher feel when she sees she is the only one at the lunch table in Chapter 9?
(a) Relieved and angry.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Confused.
(d) Happy to have some peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excites Mrs. Wilkins about what she sees in the newspaper in Chapter 1?

2. For what did Mrs. Arbuthnot marry?

3. What surprises Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot when they enter the dining room in Chapter 7?

4. What can Mrs. Wilkins see from her bedroom window?

5. What does Mrs. Fisher receive two plates of in Chapter 9?

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