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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 contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot imagine will happen when she and her husband are old?

3. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel she will have to do with Mrs. Wilkins at the villa in Chapter 3?

4. What do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot briefly argue about in Chapter 8?

5. What does Lady Caroline call the pair of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sparks Mrs. Wilkins' and Mrs. Arbuthnots' debate about heaven?

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

3. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot believe about her own happiness?

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

5. What does Mrs. Wilkins admire and appreciate when she awakes in Chapter 6?

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

7. Why does Mrs. Wilkins approach Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 1?

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

9. Who is the owner of the Italian villa and what does the leasing process entail?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel. In what way is the setting an important aspect of this story? How does the Italian setting contrast with the London setting? How does the Italian setting help to transform the four women?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of loneliness. Who is lonely at the beginning of the novel and why? How does she (or they) open themselves up to others? How does she (or they) express their loneliness and desire for friendships?

Essay Topic 3

Putting up walls and boundaries and breaking through them is a recurring motif of the novel "The Enchanted April". What are some examples of when a character places boundaries between herself and the other women? Why does she do this? How do the other characters react to these walls?

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