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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot ease her guilt over the source of her husband's income?
(a) She writes letters to the editor.
(b) She helps and donates to the poor.
(c) She runs a social club for women.
(d) She volunteers at an animal shelter.

2. How much is the rent for the Italian villa?
(a) Forty-five pounds.
(b) Sixty pounds.
(c) One hundred pounds.
(d) Eighty pounds.

3. What is the weather like at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Cold and rainy.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Warm and sunny.

4. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot realize about both she and Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 1?
(a) They are both lost.
(b) They are both happy in their marriages.
(c) They are kindred spirits.
(d) They are both miserable.

5. What does the narration note about Mrs. Wilkins marriage and life in Chapter 1?
(a) It is the result of careful planning in her youth.
(b) It is dull and routine.
(c) It is more interesting than she thinks.
(d) It has improved in recent years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Mrs. Arbuthnot's child?

2. What does Mrs. Wilkins do in Chapter 1 that surprises her?

3. For what did Mrs. Arbuthnot marry?

4. Where is Mrs. Wilkins at the beginning of the novel?

5. What excites Mrs. Wilkins about what she sees in the newspaper in Chapter 1?

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