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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Briggs behave in front of Lady Caroline when he first meets her?
(a) Uncaring and curt.
(b) Physically awkward and silent.
(c) Rather agressive.
(d) Overly attentive and appreciative.

2. Who informed Ferdinand of Lady Caroline's whereabouts?
(a) Lady Caroline's housemaid.
(b) Lady Caroline's mother.
(c) Lady Caroline's sister.
(d) Lady Caroline's father.

3. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot consider doing in Chapter 16?
(a) Starting a romance with Costanza.
(b) Returning home to England.
(c) Moving to Italy permanently.
(d) Writing to her husband and inviting him to the villa.

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

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

6. Why does Mrs. Wilkins kiss Mrs. Fisher in Chapter 18?
(a) She is trying to make the depressed Mrs. Fisher feel better.
(b) She is thankful to Mrs. Fisher for making everyone feel comfortable.
(c) She is so happy to see Mrs. Fisher happy.
(d) She is simply greeting Mrs. Fisher.

7. How did Mrs. Arbuthnot feel in the afternoon in Chapter 20?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

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

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

10. What is Mr. Wilkins' profession?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a businessman.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a lawyer.

11. What does Lady Caroline note about Mr. Briggs behavior towards her when they first meet?
(a) It is exactly the kind of attention she came to the villa to avoid.
(b) She thinks he is making a fool of himself.
(c) It is rather cute.
(d) She is disgusted with his overt affections towards her.

12. Why is Mrs. Fisher disappointed by the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Because another husband is to be invited to the villa.
(b) Because she finds yet another gray hair on her head.
(c) Because the lunch menu is dull and uninspired.
(d) Because she has no one to invite to the villa.

13. 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 "handsome but not breathtakingly so".
(c) Her "face is like an angel's".
(d) She is "his ideal of absolute loveliness".

14. Who is Ferdinand Arundel?
(a) A writer of amusing memoirs.
(b) A philospher and poet.
(c) A social climber from New York.
(d) A businessman who is in business with Lady Caroline's father.

15. What does Lady Caroline find strange in Chapter 10?
(a) That she is far more relaxed than she normally is in such situations.
(b) That none of the other ladies knows who she is.
(c) That she is enjoying the ladies' company.
(d) That the other ladies are so open and friendly with one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Caroline concerned about in Chapter 10?

2. According to Lady Caroline, what do Mr. Briggs and Ferdinand have in common?

3. How does Mellersh appear at lunch and dinner in Chapter 15?

4. Who is Mellersh?

5. How does Mrs. Fisher find a particularly hidden area of the garden in Chapter 10?

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