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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the two women do for the first time at the villa at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) They sing.
(b) They each share a secret they never told anyone before.
(c) Call each other by their first names.
(d) They show their faces without make-up.

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

3. What does Mrs. Wilkins suggest she and Mrs. Arbuthnot do in Chapter 1?
(a) Start a new club.
(b) Play some golf near Mrs. Wilkins' neighborhood.
(c) Share the cost of renting the vacation home.
(d) Have dinner with their husbands.

4. What newspaper is Mrs. Wilkins reading in Chapter 1?
(a) The Standard.
(b) The Local.
(c) The Times.
(d) The News.

5. What is the only word that the women can understand from the Italian man in Chapter 5?
(a) "Aprile".
(b) "San Salvatore".
(c) "Grazie".
(d) "Buon giorno".

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Wilkins know Mrs. Arbuthnot?

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

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

4. What does Lady Caroline call the pair of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 6?

5. Who is Costanza?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lady Caroline think of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot?

2. What do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot think of Lady Caroline's beauty in Chapter 6?

3. How does the Italian scenery affect Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins?

4. According to Lady Caroline, what does her beauty allow her to be?

5. Why does Mrs. Fisher ask for references in Chapter 3? How do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot react to this?

6. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot believe about her own happiness?

7. What are some defining characteristics attributed to Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 1?

8. What is shared in Chapter 2 in regards to Mrs. Arbuthnot's marriage?

9. What do Costanza and Domenico want from Lady Caroline in Chapter 8?

10. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot spend most of her time as explained in Chapter 2?

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