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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 Mellersh see when he encounters Mr. Briggs and Rose in Chapter 18?
(a) A friendly and innocent greeting.
(b) Potential trouble arising.
(c) A budding romance.
(d) An awkward conversation between two opposites.

2. Where does Lady Caroline leave Ferdinand to wait for her return in Chapter 20?
(a) The front foyer.
(b) The drawing room.
(c) The garden.
(d) The library.

3. Who leaves shortly after breakfast in Chapter 13?
(a) Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(b) Mrs. Fisher.
(c) Lady Caroline.
(d) Mrs. Wilkins.

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

5. How does Mr. Briggs behave in front of Lady Caroline when he first meets her?
(a) Rather agressive.
(b) Uncaring and curt.
(c) Physically awkward and silent.
(d) Overly attentive and appreciative.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Mrs. Fisher and Lady Caroline feel about Mr. Wilkins in Chapter 15?

2. What is Mrs. Fisher confused to discover in Chapter 13?

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

4. Who disturbs Lady Caroline's peace at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. According to Mrs. Wilkins, what will Mrs. Fisher do before long in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What embarrassing mishap happens to Mellersh in Chapter 14?

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

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

4. What bothers Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mrs. Fisher and Lady Caroline in Chapter 13?

5. What do the women talk about at the dinner table in Chapter 12?

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

7. Why does Mrs. Wilkins kiss Mrs. Fisher in Chapter 18 and how does Mrs. Fisher react?

8. What does Mrs. Fisher suggest to Lady Caroline to get well in Chapter 10?

9. Why does Lady Caroline escape to the garden in Chapter 19?

10. What does Lady Caroline contemplate as Mrs. Fisher talks about her beauty in Chapter 10?

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