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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. How does Mrs. Fisher feel about the chatty and enthusiastic Mrs. Wilkins when she first meets her?

2. Where is Mrs. Wilkins at the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Lady Caroline's grace, beauty and nature allow her to be?

4. What does Lady Caroline want desperately for in Chapter 8?

5. What reminds Mrs. Fisher of her husband in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Lady Caroline Denster.

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

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

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

7. What does Lady Caroline think of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot?

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

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

10. Who do Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins become increasingly uneasy about the trip in Chapter 4?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the marriage between Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins. How is it described at the beginning of the novel? Why does Mrs. Wilkins choose to invite Mr. Wilkins to the villa? How does their relationship change by the end of the novel?

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