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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which words best describe the character of Florence Dowell's uncle?
(a) Mean-spirited, selfish, and lazy.
(b) Generous, industrious, and eccentric.
(c) Soft-spoken, demure, and intelligent.
(d) Prudish, judgmental, and haughty.

2. In Monte Carlo, what does Captain Edward Ashburnham purchase from a woman?
(a) Sexual Favors.
(b) An Arabian horse.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Her silence.

3. When John Dowell first meets Captain Edward Ashburnham, John finds Edward to be what?
(a) Nervous and excitable.
(b) Obnoxious and crass.
(c) Sentimental and charismatic.
(d) Quiet and sickly.

4. According to John Dowell, Leonora Ashburnham looks best while wearing which color?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

5. How many years of "uninterrupted tranquility" transpire between the Ashburnhams and the Dowells?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Thirteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Nine years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is John Dowell drawn to Leonora Ashburnham?

2. How many children do the Ashburnhams have?

3. Which disease does John Dowell suffer from?

4. In the first chapter, the narrator compares the institution of marriage to what?

5. For what reason is Captain Edward Ashburnham almost imprisoned?

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