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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mrs. Wilkins awakes in Chapter 6, which of the following does she not take pleasure in?
(a) Being alone in bed.
(b) The thought of being away from her husband for an entire month.
(c) The prettiness of her room.
(d) The smell of the linens.

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

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

4. Who does Lady Caroline watch from her terrace in Chapter 8?
(a) Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(b) A group of young students walking down the sideroad.
(c) The gardener.
(d) Mrs. Fisher.

5. How many replies do the women receive from their advertisement in Chapter 3?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Fifty-three.

6. What newspaper is Mrs. Wilkins reading in Chapter 1?
(a) The News.
(b) The Local.
(c) The Times.
(d) The Standard.

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

8. 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.

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

10. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot ease her guilt over the source of her husband's income?
(a) She volunteers at an animal shelter.
(b) She runs a social club for women.
(c) She helps and donates to the poor.
(d) She writes letters to the editor.

11. What is the weather like at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Warm and sunny.
(b) Cold and rainy.
(c) Stormy.
(d) Snowy.

12. 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.

13. How does Mrs. Fisher react the Mrs. Wilkins' enthusiasm in Chapter 7?
(a) With impatience.
(b) With enthusiasm.
(c) With indifference.
(d) With happiness.

14. What is Hampstead?
(a) A village in Somerset.
(b) A community near Oxford.
(c) A parish near Mrs. Arbuthnot's hometown.
(d) A London suburb.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Fisher contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

3. Who does Mrs. Fisher send to find the other women in Chapter 9?

4. Who are Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot surprised to see from their window in Chapter 6?

5. According to Mrs. Wilkins at the train station, what does her husband have no right to do?

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