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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 Costanza present Mrs. Fisher with in Chapter 15?
(a) The food bill.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) A pile of dirty laundry.
(d) A receipt for her most recent trip to the village.

2. Who becomes more restless in Chapter 16?
(a) Mrs. Fisher.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(d) Lady Caroline.

3. Where does Lady Caroline hide-out in Chapter 19?
(a) In a park.
(b) An isolated garden path.
(c) A hotel.
(d) The village.

4. What conclusion does Lady Caroline come to in Chapter 13?
(a) That she made the wrong choice coming to Italy.
(b) That her life back home is lacking nothing.
(c) That her life is flashy, shoddy and empty.
(d) That the other women are unruly and tiresome.

5. How does Mr. Briggs surprise Rose as they drink tea in Chapter 18?
(a) By flattering the women in a most sincere manner.
(b) By being able to make Mrs. Fisher laugh.
(c) By sipping his tea like a lady.
(d) By bringing up a scholarly subject to discuss.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Fisher react to Mrs. Wilkins' kiss in Chapter 18?

2. What do Rose and Mr. Briggs do at the end of Chapter 17?

3. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot react when she sees Frederick in Chapter 20?

4. Who is Lotty?

5. Why doesn't Lady Caroline want Mr. Wilkins to come stay at the villa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Mrs. Arbuthnot wear a flower in her hair in Chapter 20?

2. Who is Ferdinand Arundel?

3. How does Mr. Briggs behave around Lady Caroline in Chapter 19? How do the others react to his behavior?

4. How do Mr. Briggs and Mrs. Arbuthnot react to one another when Mr.Briggs arrives at the villa?

5. What do Lady Caroline, Mellersh and Mrs. Fisher decide about the food bill in Chapter 15?

6. What do Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins talk about on the way to the village in Chapter 11?

7. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel after sending a letter to her husband?

8. How do the three other women feel when Mrs. Wilkins is absent for a day in Chapter 13?

9. How does Mrs. Fisher react when she finds Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in her sitting area? Why does she react this way?

10. How do the four women react when Mrs. Wilkins' husband arrives in Chapter 14?

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