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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. Why does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel guilty in Chapter 4?

2. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot realize about both she and Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 1?

3. What is Mrs. Arbuthnot going to Hampstead for in Chapter 2?

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

5. How does Lady Caroline conclude her conversation with the other ladies at the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disagreement do Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Arbuthnot have in Chapter 7?

2. What do Costanza and Domenico want from Lady Caroline in Chapter 8?

3. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot react to Mrs. Wilkins' suggestions in Chapter 1?

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

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

6. Why does Mrs. Fisher ask for references in Chapter 3? How do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot react to this?

7. What does Mrs. Wilkins do in Chapter 9 that annoys Mrs. Fisher?

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

9. Describe Mrs. Fisher's lunch scene in Chapter 9.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze von Arnim's use of irony. What are some examples of irony in the novel? How do these examples affect the reader's experience when reading the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character Lady Caroline. What is her role in the novel and what are her defining character traits? What is troubling her and why does she go to Italy? What do the other women think of her? How does she grow as a character by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character Mrs. Arbuthnot. What is her role in the novel and what are her defining character traits? Describe her friendship with Mrs. Wilkins. Describe her marriage. How does it transform and why?

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