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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Fisher tell Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot to do during the lunch course in Chapter 9?

3. Who does Lady Caroline watch from her terrace in Chapter 8?

4. How does Mrs. Wilkins normally behave in public as of Chapter 1?

5. What does Lady Caroline tell Costanza in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Fisher.

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

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

6. What is shared in Chapter 2 in regards to Mrs. Arbuthnot's marriage?

7. What are some defining characteristics attributed to Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character Mrs. Wilkins. What is her role in the novel and what are her defining character traits? How does she influence the other main characters? Describe her marriage. How does she grow as a character as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the marriage between Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnot. What troubles do they experience in their marriage at the beginning of the novel? How are these problems illustrated? Why does Mrs. Arbuthnot decide to invite Mr. Arbuthnot to the villa? How does the change of scenery help their marriage?

Essay Topic 3

A theme of the novel "The Enchanted April" is beauty. How do the characters react to the beauty surrounding them in Italy? How does this beauty contrast with the London setting? How does Lady Caroline use her beauty in her life? What is she afraid of when it comes to her beauty? What do others think of her beauty?

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