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

2. What surprises Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot when they enter the dining room in Chapter 7?
(a) Mrs. Fisher is already there.
(b) There is a feast awaiting them.
(c) The room is without a table.
(d) Their breakfast has not been served.

3. Why do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot make plans to arrive at the villa before the others?
(a) To prepare a special welcome party.
(b) To clean the place up for the other guests.
(c) To have a quiet evening in before the others arrive.
(d) To solidify arrangements and choose the best rooms.

4. How does Mrs. Wilkins know Mrs. Arbuthnot?
(a) From church.
(b) Their husbands are colleagues.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) She is her neighbor.

5. What is Mrs. Arbuthnot described as in Chapter 1?
(a) Practical.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Talkative.
(d) Mysterious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Wilkins convince her husband that she is already going to Italy in Chapter 4?

2. What does Mrs. Wilkins notice Mrs. Arbuthnot doing in Chapter 1?

3. What do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot briefly argue about in Chapter 8?

4. What does Mrs. Fisher tell Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot to do during the lunch course in Chapter 9?

5. What newspaper is Mrs. Wilkins reading in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins become increasingly uneasy about the trip in Chapter 4?

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

3. What sparks Mrs. Wilkins' and Mrs. Arbuthnots' debate about heaven?

4. Who is the owner of the Italian villa and what does the leasing process entail?

5. How do the two women go about finding other guests for their villa retreat? Why do they want to find more women?

6. Why does Mrs. Wilkins fetch Mrs. Arbuthnot after dressing and unpacking in Chapter 6?

7. Do Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins find the process of leasing the villa easy? Why or why not?

8. Describe Lady Caroline Denster.

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

10. Why does Mrs. Arbuthnot come to the conclusion that both she and Mrs. Wilkins are miserable in Chapter 1?

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