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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like when the women arrive in Italy in Chapter 5?
(a) Hot and humid.
(b) Cloudy and rainy.
(c) Freezing cold.
(d) Sunny.

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

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

4. 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) Confused.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Happy to have some peace.

5. 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 fall in a pond.
(c) They are summoned to dinner.
(d) They are interrupted by Mrs. Fisher.

6. What does Mrs. Fisher first ask Mrs. Wilkins to provide in Chapter 3?
(a) The itinerary.
(b) The number of the landlord.
(c) References.
(d) A photograph of the villa.

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

8. What excites Mrs. Wilkins about what she sees in the newspaper in Chapter 1?
(a) The chance to meet some new friends.
(b) The innovations in cleaning appliances.
(c) The idea of owning a new puppy.
(d) The possibility of a holiday in Italy.

9. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot imagine will happen when she and her husband are old?
(a) They will realize they should never have married.
(b) Happiness will come.
(c) They will die at around the same time.
(d) They will grow even more apart.

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

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

12. Why do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot make plans to arrive at the villa before the others?
(a) To prepare a special welcome party.
(b) To clean the place up for the other guests.
(c) To have a quiet evening in before the others arrive.
(d) To solidify arrangements and choose the best rooms.

13. 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 address of the villa.
(c) She asks Mrs. Arbuthnot to convince him.
(d) She gives him the number of the villa's landlord.

14. What must the renters provide to the landlord for the Italian villa?
(a) A signed contract.
(b) References.
(c) An itinerary.
(d) A deposit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only word that the women can understand from the Italian man in Chapter 5?

2. Why does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel guilty in Chapter 4?

3. What is Lady Caroline surprised by in Chapter 9?

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

5. Why does Mrs. Fisher hurry to the lunch table in Chapter 9?

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