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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Fisher refer to frequently while speaking to Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 7?

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

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

4. Who interrupts Lady Caroline after Costanza does in Chapter 8?

5. What did Lady Caroline and Mrs. Fisher feel they had the right to when they arrived at the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Arbuthnot react to Mrs. Wilkins' suggestions in Chapter 1?

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

4. How does the Italian scenery affect Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins?

5. Why does Mrs. Wilkins approach Mrs. Arbuthnot in Chapter 1?

6. Why does Mrs. Wilkins fetch Mrs. Arbuthnot after dressing and unpacking in Chapter 6?

7. Why does Mrs. Arbuthnot believe that she and Mrs. Wilkins should be running things at San Salvatore?

8. Describe Lady Caroline Denster.

9. According to Lady Caroline, what does her beauty allow her to be?

10. Why does Mrs. Fisher ask for references in Chapter 3? How do Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot react to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character Mrs. Wilkins. What is her role in the novel and what are her defining character traits? How does she influence the other main characters? Describe her marriage. How does she grow as a character as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 2

A theme of the novel "The Enchanted April" is beauty. How do the characters react to the beauty surrounding them in Italy? How does this beauty contrast with the London setting? How does Lady Caroline use her beauty in her life? What is she afraid of when it comes to her beauty? What do others think of her beauty?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the friendships which form throughout the novel. How do the four women lean on each other? How do they help one another grow? Are any of the bonds which form surprising? Why or why not?

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