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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. Who leaves shortly after breakfast in Chapter 13?

2. Where is Mrs. Wilkins returning from when she kisses Mrs. Fisher in Chapter 18?

3. Who goes for a walk at the end of Chapter 15?

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

5. How do Mrs. Fisher and Lady Caroline feel about Mr. Wilkins in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What embarrassing mishap happens to Mellersh in Chapter 14?

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

4. What does Lady Caroline think of Ferdinand?

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

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

8. Who is Ferdinand Arundel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss von Arnim's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does von Arnim use foreshadowing?

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 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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