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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 catches Mrs. Wilkins eye in the newspaper?
(a) An editorial.
(b) A photograph.
(c) An advertisement.
(d) A headline.

2. Why does Mrs. Fisher become annoyed with Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 9?
(a) Mrs. Wilkins repeatedly asks Mrs. Fisher questions about her personal life.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins takes the credit for "breathing life" into the trip.
(c) Mrs. Wilkins claims she "saw inside" Lady Caroline and knows what she wants.
(d) Mrs. Wilkins refuses to keep quiet for longer than a brief moment.

3. What about Mrs. Wilkins is Mrs. Arbuthnot taken aback by in Chapter 1?
(a) The sadness in her eyes.
(b) Her enthusiasm.
(c) Her spiritual beliefs.
(d) Her deep voice.

4. When Mrs. Wilkins awakes in Chapter 6, which of the following does she not take pleasure in?
(a) Being alone in bed.
(b) The thought of being away from her husband for an entire month.
(c) The smell of the linens.
(d) The prettiness of her room.

5. What is Mrs. Arbuthnot going to Hampstead for in Chapter 2?
(a) To visit her niece.
(b) To deliver a lecture.
(c) To go to the museum.
(d) To shop for a particular perfume.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Mrs. Wilkins see from her bedroom window?

2. Who meets the women in the courtyard of the castle in Chapter 5?

3. What reminds Mrs. Fisher of her husband in Chapter 9?

4. Why does Mrs. Wilkins' husband decide that he wants to take her to Italy in Chapter 4?

5. According to Mrs. Wilkins at the train station, what does her husband have no right to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lady Caroline reflect on as she watches Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 8?

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

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

7. Describe Mrs. Fisher's lunch scene in Chapter 9.

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

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

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

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