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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Fisher hurry to the lunch table in Chapter 9?
(a) She thinks the others are waiting for her.
(b) To ensure no one takes her place at the head of the table.
(c) She is extremely famished.
(d) To tell the other women her exciting news.

2. What does Mrs. Fisher receive two plates of in Chapter 9?
(a) Bread.
(b) Tiramisu.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Cookies.

3. What does a man do with the women's luggage in Chapter 5?
(a) Loads it in a carriage.
(b) Opens it.
(c) Ties it to his horse.
(d) Takes it away in an automobile.

4. Why does Mrs. Fisher become annoyed with Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 9?
(a) Mrs. Wilkins repeatedly asks Mrs. Fisher questions about her personal life.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins claims she "saw inside" Lady Caroline and knows what she wants.
(c) Mrs. Wilkins refuses to keep quiet for longer than a brief moment.
(d) Mrs. Wilkins takes the credit for "breathing life" into the trip.

5. Who are Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot surprised to see from their window in Chapter 6?
(a) Briggs.
(b) A gardener.
(c) Lady Caroline.
(d) Mrs. Fisher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot ease her guilt over the source of her husband's income?

2. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Mrs. Fisher feel has to be done about Mrs. Wilkins?

3. Why does Mrs. Wilkins' husband decide that he wants to take her to Italy in Chapter 4?

4. How much is the rent for the Italian villa?

5. What does Lady Caroline call the pair of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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