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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lady Caroline leave Ferdinand to wait for her return in Chapter 20?
(a) The front foyer.
(b) The garden.
(c) The drawing room.
(d) The library.

2. What does Rose resemble as she descends the stairs in Chapter 17?
(a) A scared little girl.
(b) A glamorous movie star.
(c) A sweet kitten.
(d) A Madonna.

3. What has Rose been doing instead of paying attention to her surroundings in Chapter 18?
(a) Thinking about Frederick.
(b) Crying like a baby.
(c) Praying.
(d) Watching Lady Caroline talking to a gentleman in the garden.

4. What is Lady Caroline concerned about in Chapter 10?
(a) How she will cope with being away from her real life for so long.
(b) What will happen to her when her beauty fades.
(c) Whether or not the weather will remain on their side.
(d) How she will find happiness before it is too late.

5. What change in Mrs. Wilkins does Mrs. Arbuthnot notice in Chapter 11?
(a) Mrs. Wilkins is becoming more clear, selfless and thoughtful.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins is becoming more irate and selfish.
(c) Mrs. Wilkins is becoming more cherry and irrational.
(d) Mrs. Wilkins is becoming more mellow and careless.

6. Why are Mrs. Arbuthnot, Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher disappointed in Chapter 13?
(a) Because Mrs. WIlkins returns quite quickly.
(b) Because Mrs. Wilkins does not return until dinner.
(c) Because Mrs. Wilkins does not bring anything back with her from town.
(d) Because Mrs. Wilkins decides to make dinner.

7. According to Mrs. Fisher, what are women not made for?
(a) Listening.
(b) Lazying about.
(c) Directing.
(d) Thinking.

8. How does Mrs. Fisher find a particularly hidden area of the garden in Chapter 10?
(a) By following the sound of crying.
(b) By following the scent of cigarettes.
(c) By following the sound of two people arguing.
(d) By following a faint flashing light.

9. What is Lady Caroline's nickname?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Snickers.
(d) Scrap.

10. What does Mr. Briggs think about Lady Caroline when he first sets eyes on her?
(a) Her "beauty overcomes her lack of warmth".
(b) She is "his ideal of absolute loveliness".
(c) She is "handsome but not breathtakingly so".
(d) Her "face is like an angel's".

11. What reason does Lady Caroline give to Mrs. Fisher for why she wants to be left alone in Chapter 10?
(a) So that she can write a letter.
(b) So that she can reach a "conclusion".
(c) So that she can meditate.
(d) So that she can have a nap.

12. Who leaves shortly after breakfast in Chapter 13?
(a) Lady Caroline.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins.
(c) Mrs. Fisher.
(d) Mrs. Arbuthnot.

13. According to Mrs. Fisher's observations in Chapter 15, what has there been a lack of restraint with at the villa?
(a) The amount of money spent on clothes and souvenirs.
(b) The amount of money spent on nights out.
(c) The amount of money spent on food.
(d) The amount of money spent on liquor.

14. Why does Mrs. Arbuthnot become concerned in Chapter 13?
(a) Because she believes Mrs. Wilkins is depressed.
(b) Because she is unable to pray or feel concern for the poor.
(c) Because she has not heard from her husband.
(d) Because she is enjoying Italy far more than she enjoys her marriage.

15. According to Lady Caroline, what do Mr. Briggs and Ferdinand have in common?
(a) They are both attractive but unsuitable.
(b) They are both powerless to the effects of beauty.
(c) They are both the type of man she identifies as "a grabber".
(d) They are both "beneath her" but do not realize it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who disturbs Lady Caroline's peace at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. Why does Mellersh exit the bathroom wearing only a towel in Chapter 14?

3. Who becomes more restless in Chapter 16?

4. Why does Lady Caroline sneak out of the villa in Chapter 19?

5. Why doesn't Lady Caroline want Mr. Wilkins to come stay at the villa?

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