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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 has Rose been doing instead of paying attention to her surroundings in Chapter 18?

2. What is Lady Caroline's nickname?

3. What does Mellersh always keep in mind in regards to the other women staying at the villa?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lady Caroline think of Ferdinand?

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

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

7. Who is Ferdinand Arundel?

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

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

10. What does Mrs. Fisher suggest to Lady Caroline to get well in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character Mrs. Fisher. What is her role in the novel and what are her defining character traits? Does she get along with her housemates? Why or why not? How does her relationships with the other housemates change as the novel progresses? How does Mrs. Fisher learn to live for the present and future instead of the past?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the four women? What are their roles in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How do each of the four women grow or change by the end of the novel? What is the cause (or causes) of these changes? How do these changes relate to the themes of the novel?

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