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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 Lady Caroline, what do Mr. Briggs and Ferdinand have in common?

2. Why does Lady Caroline hurry into the villa at the beginning of Chapter 20?

3. How does Mr. Briggs surprise Rose as they drink tea in Chapter 18?

4. According to Mrs. Wilkins, what will Mrs. Fisher do before long in Chapter 11?

5. What is Lady Caroline's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Mrs. Arbuthnot wear a flower in her hair in Chapter 20?

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

3. How do Mr. Briggs and Mrs. Arbuthnot react to one another when Mr.Briggs arrives at the villa?

4. Is Mrs. Arbuthnot happy to see her husband at dinner or not? Does she believe he has responded to her letter?

5. What does Lady Caroline contemplate as Mrs. Fisher talks about her beauty in Chapter 10?

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

7. Who is Ferdinand Arundel?

8. What does Lady Caroline realize about herself in Chapter 16?

9. What do Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins talk about on the way to the village in Chapter 11?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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