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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Wilkins do in Chapter 1 that surprises her?
(a) She laughs heartily.
(b) She yells at a car driving past.
(c) She asks a stranger for directions.
(d) She approaches Mrs. Arbuthnot.

4. What does a man do with the women's luggage in Chapter 5?
(a) Loads it in a carriage.
(b) Ties it to his horse.
(c) Opens it.
(d) Takes it away in an automobile.

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

14. 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 writes in her diary.
(d) She paints her fingernails.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Fisher react the Mrs. Wilkins' enthusiasm in Chapter 7?

2. How does Mrs. Wilkins convince her husband that she is already going to Italy in Chapter 4?

3. How does Mrs. Fisher feel about the chatty and enthusiastic Mrs. Wilkins when she first meets her?

4. What happened to Mrs. Arbuthnot's child?

5. What does Mrs. Fisher refer to frequently while speaking to Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 7?

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