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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 Mr. Briggs think about Lady Caroline when he first sets eyes on her?

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

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

4. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot long to share with her husband in Chapter 11?

5. What does Rose wait for after writing to her husband in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Mrs. Wilkins kiss Mrs. Fisher in Chapter 18 and how does Mrs. Fisher react?

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 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 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

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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