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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the end of Part 4, Chapter 5, what does Nancy Rufford decide to do with herself?
(a) Live with her mother.
(b) Marry John Dowell.
(c) Become Captain Edward Ashburnham's lover.
(d) Live with her father.

2. After the trip to Monte Carlo, Captain Edward Ashburnham reunites with his military regiment. When he rejoins the regiment it is stationed in which of the following countries:
(a) India.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Burma.
(d) China.

3. What is Florence Dowell's relationship to John Hurlbird?
(a) John is Florence's lover.
(b) John is Florence's uncle.
(c) John is Florence's brother.
(d) John is Florence's father.

4. What is the name of the region where the Ashburnhams meet Maisie Maidan for the first time?
(a) Cashmere.
(b) Polynesia.
(c) The Rhine Valley.
(d) Chitral.

5. According to John Dowell, why is Florence Dowell to blame for the destruction of the Ashburnham marriage?
(a) Because she is Protestant.
(b) Because she is Catholic.
(c) Because she behaved so promiscuously.
(d) Because she talked too much and was a flirt.

6. Just before John Dowell comes to visit the Ashburnhams, Leonora Ashburnham bursts into Nancy Rufford's room and insists that Nancy do which of the following:
(a) Marry John Dowell.
(b) Live with her mother.
(c) Become Captain Edward Ashburnham's lover.
(d) Live with her fahter.

7. What title does Captain Edward Ashburnham's father go by?
(a) Captain.
(b) Admiral.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Doctor.

8. In Part 4, Chapter 5, Captain Edward Ashburnham gives a woman a large sum of money. How much money does Edward give the woman?
(a) One hundred pounds.
(b) Four hundred pounds.
(c) Two hundred pounds.
(d) Three hundred pounds.

9. Where does Nancy Rufford live before she begins living with the Ashburnhams?
(a) With her parents in the British countryside.
(b) In the slums of Bombay.
(c) In a convent school.
(d) In a boarding school for the arts.

10. Who is the first person to beseech Captain Edward Ashburnham to get married?
(a) His mother.
(b) Leonora Ashburnham.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

11. What does Miss Emily Hurlbird think John Dowell should do with the money he inherits from John Hurlbird's death?
(a) Give the money to charity.
(b) Build a nondenominational school in John's name.
(c) Give the money to one of John Hurlbird's children.
(d) Keep the money for himself.

12. How does Captain Edward Ashburnham die?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He is murdered.
(c) He dies from heart failure.
(d) He dies in battle.

13. Which event in the novel is known as the "Kilsyte case"?
(a) The mysterious death of Maisie Maidan.
(b) Captain Edward Ashburnham's incestuous relationship with Nancy Rufford.
(c) Captain Edward Ashburnham's kissing of a servant girl on a train.
(d) The mysterious death of Florence Dowell.

14. In Part 3, Chapter 2, it's mentioned that Nancy Rufford had once been knocked unconscious. For how many days was she unconscious?
(a) Three days.
(b) Half-a-day.
(c) Six Days.
(d) Twenty days

15. Which Christan denomination do Captain Edward Ashbunham's parents follow?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Anglican.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's death, what Latin phrase does Nancy Rufford repeatedly utter?

2. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's romantic attachment to the woman he met during his reunion with the military , he and his wife go to which of the following places:

3. Just before John Dowell comes to visit the Ashburnhams, Captain Edward Ashburnham insists that Nancy Rufford do which of the following:

4. Of her mother and father, whom does Nancy prefer?

5. What is Nancy Rufford's religion?

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