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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot's husband make a living?
(a) He writes stories about kings and their mistresses.
(b) He gambles.
(c) He sells vacuums door to door to unassuming housewives.
(d) He works at a bank.

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

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

9. Who interrupts Lady Caroline after Costanza does in Chapter 8?
(a) Marco.
(b) Leonardo.
(c) Domenico.
(d) Rico.

10. What had "faded to the dimness of a dream" by the time the women arrived in Italy in Chapter 4?
(a) Their husband's faces.
(b) Their worries and guilt.
(c) Their aggression and angst from before.
(d) Their lives back in England.

11. Who is Briggs?
(a) The owner of the Italian villa.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins' first love that she occasionally sees.
(c) A friend of Mrs. Arbuthnot's husband.
(d) Mrs. Arbuthnot's uncle.

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

13. What does Mrs. Fisher receive two plates of in Chapter 9?
(a) Tiramisu.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Bread.

14. Why does Lady Caroline decide to act cool, distant and commanding during her stay at the house?
(a) To try and keep her real identity a secret.
(b) To avoid the other women.
(c) To manipulate the women into getting what she wants.
(d) To appear impressive.

15. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Mrs. Fisher feel has to be done about Mrs. Wilkins?
(a) She has to be curbed.
(b) She has to be institutionalized.
(c) She has to be celebrated.
(d) She has to be thanked.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What surprises Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot when they enter the dining room in Chapter 7?

5. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot ease her guilt over the source of her husband's income?

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