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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 Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot briefly argue about in Chapter 8?
(a) Whether chocolate tastes better in another country or not.
(b) Whether Italy has fresher air than England.
(c) Whether Mrs. Arbuthnot's marriage is a happy one.
(d) Whether Mrs. Fisher had the right to behave as hostess.

2. What happened to Mrs. Arbuthnot's child?
(a) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child is away at school and rarely visits.
(b) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child was kidnapped.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child died.
(d) Mrs. Arbuthnot's child was sent to live with relatives.

3. Why does Mrs. Wilkins' husband decide that he wants to take her to Italy in Chapter 4?
(a) Because he knows Mrs. Wilkins is angry at him.
(b) Because Italy is his favorite place in Europe to visit.
(c) Because she worked so hard at pleasing him before she left England.
(d) Because he received a bonus at work.

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

5. What does a man do with the women's luggage in Chapter 5?
(a) Ties it to his horse.
(b) Takes it away in an automobile.
(c) Loads it in a carriage.
(d) Opens it.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mrs. Arbuthnot, why should she and Mrs.Wilkins be running things at the house?

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

3. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot imagine will happen when she and her husband are old?

4. What about Mrs. Wilkins is Mrs. Arbuthnot taken aback by in Chapter 1?

5. What does Mrs. Fisher refer to frequently while speaking to Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lady Caroline Denster.

2. Why is Lady Caroline already in Italy in Chapter 6?

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

4. Describe Mrs. Fisher.

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

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

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

8. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot react to Mrs. Wilkins' suggestions in Chapter 1?

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

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

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