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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. How did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher come to arrive at the house at the same time?
(a) They tried to arrive before the other but ended up arriving at the same time.
(b) They were previously acquainted and felt it proper to travel together.
(c) They decided to travel together so they could play cards on the train.
(d) They both came to Italy early to get the nicest rooms.

2. What can Mrs. Wilkins see from her bedroom window?
(a) The nearby town waking up.
(b) The ocean, mountains and the gardens.
(c) A statue of the Virgin Mary.
(d) A sprawling golf course.

3. What must the renters provide to the landlord for the Italian villa?
(a) References.
(b) A signed contract.
(c) An itinerary.
(d) A deposit.

4. Who does Lady Caroline watch from her terrace in Chapter 8?
(a) Mrs. Fisher.
(b) The gardener.
(c) Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(d) A group of young students walking down the sideroad.

5. How do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot forget about their argument in Chapter 8?
(a) They are interrupted by Mrs. Fisher.
(b) They come across a vista of exceptional beauty.
(c) They are summoned to dinner.
(d) They fall in a pond.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot ease her guilt over the source of her husband's income?

2. What is Mrs. Arbuthnot going to Hampstead for in Chapter 2?

3. What does Mrs. Fisher receive two plates of in Chapter 9?

4. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel she will have to do with Mrs. Wilkins at the villa in Chapter 3?

5. Why does Mrs. Fisher become annoyed with Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wilkins admire and appreciate when she awakes in Chapter 6?

2. Why does Mrs. Wilkins approach Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 1?

3. How does Mrs. Wilkins react to the advertisement she sees in the newspaper in Chapter 1 and why does she react in this manner?

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

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

6. Why does Mrs. Arbuthnot believe that she and Mrs. Wilkins should be running things at San Salvatore?

7. Describe Mrs. Fisher.

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

9. What does Mrs. Wilkins do in Chapter 9 that annoys Mrs. Fisher?

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

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