Roman Fever by Edith Wharton

Question 1

The woman described as "of high color and energetic eyebrows" is

• Jenny
• Babs
• Mrs. Slade
• Mrs. Ansley

Question 2

Where did Mr. Slade make it big?

• Hollywood
• Broadway
• Wall Street
• Off-Brodway

Question 3

In what state did Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Ansley live as young, married women?

• New York
• Vermont
• Maine
• California

Question 4

What is Mrs. Slade's first name?

• Alida
• Alicia
• Barbara
• Elizabeth

Question 5

In which profession was Mr. Slade quite successful?

• medicine
• acting
• law
• accounting

Question 6

The reason why the women are in Rome together is because

• they went together to celebrate their friendship where they first met
• they already lived in Rome
• they came to remember their dead husbands
• they ran into each other in the hotel room after a long interval not seeing one another

Question 7

Mrs. Ansley feels this way for Mrs. Slade:

• sad
• angry
• sorry
• jealous

Question 8

According to the story, how long has it been since Mrs. Ansley was particularly "lovely" looking?

• twenty years
• thirty years
• fifty years
• twenty-five years