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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 and 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady Caroline want desperately for in Chapter 8?
(a) A passionate romance.
(b) To be left alone.
(c) A purpose in life.
(d) A best friend who is like a sister.

2. What does Mrs. Wilkins remind Mrs. Arbuthnot of in Chapter 21?
(a) That Mrs. Arbuthnot is loveable.
(b) That she was sure that Frederick would come.
(c) That Frederick is her devoted husband.
(d) That she is Mrs. Arbuthnot's biggest fan.

3. What has Mrs. Fisher realized by the end of the novel?
(a) Her future is bright and full.
(b) Friendship is happiness.
(c) The emptiness of living in the past.
(d) Loneliness is not acceptable in her life any longer.

4. Why does Mrs. Wilkins gasp when she looks out her window in Chapter 6?
(a) She sees her husband approaching the front door.
(b) She sees a naked man doing yoga.
(c) There is a violent storm outside.
(d) She is astonished by the beauty outside her window.

5. What had "faded to the dimness of a dream" by the time the women arrived in Italy in Chapter 4?
(a) Their husband's faces.
(b) Their lives back in England.
(c) Their worries and guilt.
(d) Their aggression and angst from before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Wilkins invite Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 11?

2. Where is Mrs. Wilkins returning from when she kisses Mrs. Fisher in Chapter 18?

3. What catches Mrs. Wilkins eye in the newspaper?

4. How did Mrs. Arbuthnot feel in the afternoon in Chapter 20?

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

(see the answer key)

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