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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. Who has set herself up as hostess in Chapter 7?
(a) Mrs. Wilkins.
(b) Mrs. Fisher.
(c) Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(d) Lady Caroline.

2. For what did Mrs. Arbuthnot marry?
(a) Love.
(b) Obligation.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Money.

3. How does Mrs. Fisher feel when she sees she is the only one at the lunch table in Chapter 9?
(a) Relieved and angry.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Confused.
(d) Happy to have some peace.

4. What does Lady Caroline call the pair of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 6?
(a) A pair of "misfits".
(b) A pair of "beatniks".
(c) A pair of "originals".
(d) A pair of "wet blankets".

5. What does Mrs. Wilkins suggest she and Mrs. Arbuthnot do in Chapter 1?
(a) Have dinner with their husbands.
(b) Start a new club.
(c) Play some golf near Mrs. Wilkins' neighborhood.
(d) Share the cost of renting the vacation home.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lady Caroline meets Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot for the first time, what does she suggest they do?

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

3. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot fail at in Chapter 7?

4. What does Mrs. Fisher receive two plates of in Chapter 9?

5. What had "faded to the dimness of a dream" by the time the women arrived in Italy in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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