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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lady Caroline tell Costanza in Chapter 8?
(a) To conduct his work when she is not around.
(b) To come to her for direction.
(c) To get orders from one of the other ladies instead.
(d) To only answer with "yes" or "no" unless absolutely necessary.

5. How does Mrs. Wilkins know Mrs. Arbuthnot?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) Their husbands are colleagues.
(c) From church.
(d) She is her neighbor.

6. What does Lady Caroline's grace, beauty and nature allow her to be?
(a) As silly as she wants.
(b) Snobbish without offending anyone.
(c) Standoffish and still charming.
(d) Quite ditzy without ever being considered stupid.

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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 he knows Mrs. Wilkins is angry at him.
(c) Because Italy is his favorite place in Europe to visit.
(d) Because she worked so hard at pleasing him before she left England.

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

14. What does Lady Caroline believe of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot when she first meets them?
(a) They are sweet and innocent.
(b) They will teach her many things.
(c) They will soon become tiresome.
(d) They are far too drab to interest her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lady Caroline watch from her terrace in Chapter 8?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Mrs. Fisher feel has to be done about Mrs. Wilkins?

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

5. Why do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot make plans to arrive at the villa before the others?

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