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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. Why is Mrs. Fisher disappointed by the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Because she has no one to invite to the villa.
(b) Because another husband is to be invited to the villa.
(c) Because the lunch menu is dull and uninspired.
(d) Because she finds yet another gray hair on her head.

2. What does Costanza present Mrs. Fisher with in Chapter 15?
(a) A pile of dirty laundry.
(b) The food bill.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) A receipt for her most recent trip to the village.

3. How does Mr. Briggs surprise Rose as they drink tea in Chapter 18?
(a) By being able to make Mrs. Fisher laugh.
(b) By flattering the women in a most sincere manner.
(c) By bringing up a scholarly subject to discuss.
(d) By sipping his tea like a lady.

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

5. What does Mr. Briggs think about Lady Caroline when he first sets eyes on her?
(a) She is "handsome but not breathtakingly so".
(b) Her "face is like an angel's".
(c) Her "beauty overcomes her lack of warmth".
(d) She is "his ideal of absolute loveliness".

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mrs. Wilkins relieved by in Chapter 15?

3. What change in Mrs. Wilkins does Mrs. Arbuthnot notice in Chapter 11?

4. What does Rose wait for after writing to her husband in Chapter 17?

5. What do Rose and Mr. Briggs do at the end of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Wilkins' marriage change in Chapter 16?

2. How does Mr. Briggs behave around Lady Caroline in Chapter 19? How do the others react to his behavior?

3. How do the four women react when Mrs. Wilkins' husband arrives in Chapter 14?

4. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot feel after sending a letter to her husband?

5. Why does Lady Caroline escape to the garden in Chapter 19?

6. How does Mrs. Fisher react when she finds Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot in her sitting area? Why does she react this way?

7. What does Lady Caroline contemplate as Mrs. Fisher talks about her beauty in Chapter 10?

8. Why does Mr. Briggs insist on talking to Lady Caroline and how does he react when she finally appears?

9. What does Mrs. Fisher suggest to Lady Caroline to get well in Chapter 10?

10. How do the three other women feel when Mrs. Wilkins is absent for a day in Chapter 13?

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