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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 does Mrs. Fisher tell Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot to do during the lunch course in Chapter 9?
(a) Tell her about their pasts.
(b) To eat with their mouths closed.
(c) To pass her the pasta, parmesan and bread.
(d) To go and talk to Lady Caroline.

2. How does Mrs. Fisher feel about the chatty and enthusiastic Mrs. Wilkins when she first meets her?
(a) She is energized by her.
(b) She is intrigued by her.
(c) She is fatigued by her.
(d) She is somewhat disconcerted by her.

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

4. Who does Mrs. Fisher send to find the other women in Chapter 9?
(a) Gemma.
(b) Francesca.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Adelaide.

5. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot ask guidance from God for in Chapter 2?
(a) Whether or not she should even hope that the holiday will become reality.
(b) Of whether she should stay with her husband.
(c) How to overcome a recent death in the family.
(d) How to avoid Mrs. Wilkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher feel they had the right to when they arrived at the house?

2. What is the only word that the women can understand from the Italian man in Chapter 5?

3. Who has set herself up as hostess in Chapter 7?

4. What does Mrs. Fisher reminisce about when interviewed by Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot?

5. How many replies do the women receive from their advertisement in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Fisher.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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