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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the two women do for the first time at the villa at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Call each other by their first names.
(b) They sing.
(c) They each share a secret they never told anyone before.
(d) They show their faces without make-up.

2. According to Mrs. Arbuthnot, why should she and Mrs.Wilkins be running things at the house?
(a) Because they are the most personable of the bunch.
(b) Because they found San Salvatore.
(c) Because they are familiar with running a household.
(d) Because they are older.

3. What surprises Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot when they enter the dining room in Chapter 7?
(a) There is a feast awaiting them.
(b) Mrs. Fisher is already there.
(c) The room is without a table.
(d) Their breakfast has not been served.

4. What catches Mrs. Wilkins eye in the newspaper?
(a) An editorial.
(b) A headline.
(c) A photograph.
(d) An advertisement.

5. What does Mrs. Fisher contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) How all her friends have died or abandoned her.
(b) How the years have past like a whisper.
(c) How she feels even older on the inside.
(d) How the past has more value than the present.

6. 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 takes the credit for "breathing life" into the trip.
(c) Mrs. Wilkins claims she "saw inside" Lady Caroline and knows what she wants.
(d) Mrs. Wilkins refuses to keep quiet for longer than a brief moment.

7. Who meets the women in the courtyard of the castle in Chapter 5?
(a) Alanzo.
(b) Gino.
(c) Marco.
(d) Domenico.

8. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot playfully remind Mrs. Wilkins of in Chapter 6?
(a) That beauty is temporary.
(b) That money can't buy happiness.
(c) That age is but a number.
(d) That home is where the heart is.

9. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot realize about both she and Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 1?
(a) They are both lost.
(b) They are kindred spirits.
(c) They are both happy in their marriages.
(d) They are both miserable.

10. Who has set herself up as hostess in Chapter 7?
(a) Mrs. Fisher.
(b) Lady Caroline.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(d) Mrs. Wilkins.

11. Who are Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot surprised to see from their window in Chapter 6?
(a) A gardener.
(b) Lady Caroline.
(c) Briggs.
(d) Mrs. Fisher.

12. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel she will have to do with Mrs. Wilkins at the villa in Chapter 3?
(a) She will have to allow her her distance.
(b) She will have to learn more about her.
(c) She will have to keep her busy.
(d) She will have to help Mrs. Wilkins restrain her enthusiasm.

13. What does Mrs. Fisher refer to frequently while speaking to Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 7?
(a) Her husband.
(b) What she plans on eating for dinner.
(c) Her memories of famous writers.
(d) Her favorite shops in the area.

14. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot put all of her time and energy into doing?
(a) Her social life.
(b) Helping the poor in the name of God.
(c) Learning new things.
(d) Making her husband happy.

15. What is Mrs. Arbuthnot going to Hampstead for in Chapter 2?
(a) To shop for a particular perfume.
(b) To go to the museum.
(c) To visit her niece.
(d) To deliver a lecture.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many replies do the women receive from their advertisement in Chapter 3?

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

3. How does Mrs. Wilkins normally behave in public as of Chapter 1?

4. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot ask guidance from God for in Chapter 2?

5. How did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher come to arrive at the house at the same time?

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