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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes for a walk at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Lady Caroline.
(b) Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins.
(d) Mrs. Fisher and Mellersh.

2. How do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot forget about their argument in Chapter 8?
(a) They come across a vista of exceptional beauty.
(b) They are summoned to dinner.
(c) They are interrupted by Mrs. Fisher.
(d) They fall in a pond.

3. What does Mrs. Wilkins notice Mrs. Arbuthnot doing in Chapter 1?
(a) Reading a book about Italy.
(b) Crying in the corner.
(c) Reading the same thing in the newspaper.
(d) Eating her favorite cookies.

4. Why doesn't Lady Caroline want Mr. Wilkins to come stay at the villa?
(a) Because she has heard that he is a crude and insufferable man.
(b) Because she fears Mrs. Wilkins' behavior will change if he comes.
(c) Because the villa is already too crowded.
(d) Because she fears he will want her like all other men seem to.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes more restless in Chapter 16?

2. Who does Lady Caroline watch from her terrace in Chapter 8?

3. How does Lady Caroline conclude her conversation with the other ladies at the end of Chapter 6?

4. What newspaper is Mrs. Wilkins reading in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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