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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Lady Caroline meets Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot for the first time, what does she suggest they do?
(a) Tell each other about their lives.
(b) Eat breakfast.
(c) Go for a walk in the garden.
(d) Keep out of each others' way.

3. How did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher come to arrive at the house at the same time?
(a) They were previously acquainted and felt it proper to travel together.
(b) They tried to arrive before the other but ended up arriving at the same time.
(c) They both came to Italy early to get the nicest rooms.
(d) They decided to travel together so they could play cards on the train.

4. Where is Briggs from?
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) America.
(d) Germany.

5. What does Lady Caroline want desperately for in Chapter 8?
(a) A passionate romance.
(b) A purpose in life.
(c) A best friend who is like a sister.
(d) To be left alone.

6. Who is the author of "The Enchanted April"?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Barbara Pym.
(c) Elizabeth von Arnim.
(d) Fanny Fern.

7. Why does Mrs. Wilkins gasp when she looks out her window in Chapter 6?
(a) There is a violent storm outside.
(b) She sees a naked man doing yoga.
(c) She sees her husband approaching the front door.
(d) She is astonished by the beauty outside her window.

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

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

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

11. How do the appearances of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot change as they look outside in Chapter 6?
(a) They look a little sad and guilty.
(b) They look bigger and brighter.
(c) They look more energized.
(d) They look more relaxed, prettier and younger.

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

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

14. Why does Mrs. Fisher hurry to the lunch table in Chapter 9?
(a) To ensure no one takes her place at the head of the table.
(b) She thinks the others are waiting for her.
(c) She is extremely famished.
(d) To tell the other women her exciting news.

15. What did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher feel they had the right to when they arrived at the house?
(a) The best rooms.
(b) The first pick of reading materials.
(c) The use of the restrooms first.
(d) To choose the menu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot advertise in The Times?

2. What does Mrs. Wilkins do before going to fetch Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 6?

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

4. How does Lady Caroline conclude her conversation with the other ladies at the end of Chapter 6?

5. Why does Mrs. Wilkins' husband decide that he wants to take her to Italy in Chapter 4?

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