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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must the renters provide to the landlord for the Italian villa?
(a) A signed contract.
(b) A deposit.
(c) An itinerary.
(d) References.

2. What does Lady Caroline tell Costanza in Chapter 8?
(a) To only answer with "yes" or "no" unless absolutely necessary.
(b) To come to her for direction.
(c) To conduct his work when she is not around.
(d) To get orders from one of the other ladies instead.

3. How many replies do the women receive from their advertisement in Chapter 3?
(a) Fifty-three.
(b) Two.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Five.

4. When Mrs. Wilkins awakes in Chapter 6, which of the following does she not take pleasure in?
(a) The prettiness of her room.
(b) The smell of the linens.
(c) Being alone in bed.
(d) The thought of being away from her husband for an entire month.

5. What do the two women do for the first time at the villa at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Call each other by their first names.
(b) They sing.
(c) They each share a secret they never told anyone before.
(d) They show their faces without make-up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Arbuthnot realize about both she and Mrs. Wilkins in Chapter 1?

2. What does Mrs. Fisher tell Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot to do during the lunch course in Chapter 9?

3. What does Lady Caroline believe of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot when she first meets them?

4. Who is the author of "The Enchanted April"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lady Caroline reflect on as she watches Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 8?

2. What does Lady Caroline think of Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot?

3. How does Mrs. Wilkins react to the advertisement she sees in the newspaper in Chapter 1 and why does she react in this manner?

4. Who do Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins become increasingly uneasy about the trip in Chapter 4?

5. Describe Lady Caroline Denster.

6. What does Mrs. Wilkins admire and appreciate when she awakes in Chapter 6?

7. Describe Mrs. Fisher.

8. What do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot think of Lady Caroline's beauty in Chapter 6?

9. What do Costanza and Domenico want from Lady Caroline in Chapter 8?

10. How do the two women go about finding other guests for their villa retreat? Why do they want to find more women?

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