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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 Lady Caroline's grace, beauty and nature allow her to be?

2. Who are Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot surprised to see from their window in Chapter 6?

3. When Lady Caroline meets Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot for the first time, what does she suggest they do?

4. What is Lady Caroline surprised by in Chapter 9?

5. How much is the rent for the Italian villa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot think of Lady Caroline's beauty in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What are Mrs. Arbuthnot's and Mrs. Wilkins' first impression of the villa in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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