Roman Fever "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton Quiz
by Edith Wharton

Question 1

Mrs. Ansley feels this way for Mrs. Slade:

• sorry
• angry
• sad
• jealous

Question 2

What is Mrs. Slade's first name?

• Barbara
• Elizabeth
• Alicia
• Alida

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Where did Mr. Slade make it big?

• Hollywood
• Off-Brodway
• Wall Street
• Broadway

Question 5

In which profession was Mr. Slade quite successful?

• medicine
• law
• accounting
• acting

Question 6

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

• California
• Vermont
• Maine
• New York

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

The reason why the women are in Rome together is because

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