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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. According to Mrs. Fisher, what are women not made for?

2. Who does Mrs. Wilkins post a letter to in Chapter 11?

3. What does Rose hope for in Chapter 17?

4. How did Mrs. Arbuthnot feel in the afternoon in Chapter 20?

5. How does Mrs. Fisher react to Mrs. Wilkins' kiss in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lady Caroline displeased with Mrs. Fisher at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. How does Mrs. Fisher react when she finds Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in her sitting area? Why does she react this way?

3. How do the three other women feel when Mrs. Wilkins is absent for a day in Chapter 13?

4. What bothers Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mrs. Fisher and Lady Caroline in Chapter 13?

5. Why does Mr. Briggs insist on talking to Lady Caroline and how does he react when she finally appears?

6. How do the four women react when Mrs. Wilkins' husband arrives in Chapter 14?

7. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel after sending a letter to her husband?

8. What does Lady Caroline think of Ferdinand?

9. What do the women talk about at the dinner table in Chapter 12?

10. How does Mrs. Wilkins' marriage change in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the examples of imagery in the novel. What are some examples and do they have any symbolic meaning attached to them? What sort of images does von Arnim depict of nature? How does the imagery of Italy contrast with the imagery of London?

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. 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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