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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Watching Lady Caroline talking to a gentleman in the garden.
(d) Praying.

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

3. Who is Frederick?
(a) Mrs. Wilkins' husband.
(b) Mrs. Fisher's husband.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot's husband.
(d) Lady Caroline's lover.

4. According to Mrs. Wilkins, what will Mrs. Fisher do before long in Chapter 11?
(a) Snap at them or leave the villa.
(b) Smile at their sincerity.
(c) Reach an impass.
(d) Invite the other women into her living area.

5. What is Mrs. Wilkins relieved by in Chapter 15?
(a) That her husband seems to like Italy and the villa.
(b) That her husband does not scold her after her confession.
(c) That the other ladies do not detest her husband.
(d) That there has been no disagreements or awkward conversations between her husband and the other women.

6. What does Mellersh see when he encounters Mr. Briggs and Rose in Chapter 18?
(a) An awkward conversation between two opposites.
(b) A friendly and innocent greeting.
(c) Potential trouble arising.
(d) A budding romance.

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

8. What does Rose hope for in Chapter 17?
(a) That her husband will hurry to her side.
(b) That the letter she wrote to her husband will get lost.
(c) That her husband will get along well with her friends at the villa.
(d) That she will have the strength to leave her husband.

9. Who becomes more restless in Chapter 16?
(a) Lady Caroline.
(b) Mrs. Fisher.
(c) Mrs. Wilkins.
(d) Mrs. Arbuthnot.

10. Who is Mellersh?
(a) Lady Caroline's lover.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins' husband.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot's husband.
(d) Mrs. Fisher's husband.

11. What does Rose wait for after writing to her husband in Chapter 17?
(a) A letter.
(b) A knock at the front door.
(c) A sign.
(d) A telegram.

12. Why does Mellersh exit the bathroom wearing only a towel in Chapter 14?
(a) He can't find the soap.
(b) Due to an explosion in the boiler.
(c) He needs to talk to his wife urgently.
(d) An important telegram arrives for him at the front door.

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

14. 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 "beneath her" but do not realize it.
(d) They are both the type of man she identifies as "a grabber".

15. How does Mellersh appear at lunch and dinner in Chapter 15?
(a) Well-dressed, groomed and polite.
(b) Tired and in a bad mood.
(c) Disheveled and awkward towards the women.
(d) Comfortable in his nightgown and slippers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot believe of Frederick's presence at the villa at the end of Chapter 20?

2. Who does Mellersh run into when he runs out of the bathroom soaking wet in Chapter 14?

3. What conclusion does Lady Caroline come to in Chapter 13?

4. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot long to share with her husband in Chapter 11?

5. How did Mrs. Arbuthnot feel in the afternoon in Chapter 20?

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