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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. Who offers to pay for the first week of groceries for the group in Chapter 15?
(a) Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(b) Lady Caroline.
(c) Mellersh.
(d) Mrs. Fisher.

2. Who is Lotty?
(a) Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(b) Lady Caroline.
(c) Mrs. Fisher.
(d) Mrs. Wilkins.

3. According to Mrs. Fisher's observations in Chapter 15, what has there been a lack of restraint with at the villa?
(a) The amount of money spent on liquor.
(b) The amount of money spent on clothes and souvenirs.
(c) The amount of money spent on food.
(d) The amount of money spent on nights out.

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

5. What does Mr. Briggs think about Lady Caroline when he first sets eyes on her?
(a) She is "handsome but not breathtakingly so".
(b) She is "his ideal of absolute loveliness".
(c) Her "face is like an angel's".
(d) Her "beauty overcomes her lack of warmth".

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lady Caroline hurry into the villa at the beginning of Chapter 20?

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

3. What is Lady Caroline tired of in Chapter 10?

4. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot believe of Frederick's presence at the villa at the end of Chapter 20?

5. What change in Mrs. Wilkins does Mrs. Arbuthnot notice in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lady Caroline think of Ferdinand?

3. Is Mrs. Arbuthnot happy to see her husband at dinner or not? Does she believe he has responded to her letter?

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

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

6. What does Lady Caroline realize about herself in Chapter 16?

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

8. Who is Ferdinand Arundel?

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

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