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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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:
(a) Chitral.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Burma.

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

4. If Nancy Rufford were to reunite with her father, which country would she be traveling to?
(a) The United States of America.
(b) Ireland.
(c) India.
(d) Scotland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the courtesan who Captain Edward Ashburnham becomes obsessed with in Monte Carlo?

2. On the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, which religious idol does Captain Edward Ashburnham pray to?

3. What is Nancy Rufford's religion?

4. How many days before the death of Florence Dowell does John Hurlbird die?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think the Ashburnhams have ever consummated their marriage?

2. Given Captain Edward Ashburnham's adulterous history, why does Leonora Ashburnham send Edward and Nancy to a concert together?

3. If Leonora has been so patient and accommodating of Captain Edward Ashburnham's actions, why is Leonora unable to forgive Edward for giving money to the woman accused of murdering a baby?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 4, John Dowell describes many unfortunate circumstances that contributed to the downfall of the Ashburnham marriage. With John's sympathetic portrait of the Ashburnhams in mind, do you think unfortunate circumstances are to blame for the destruction of the Ashburnham marriage or are the Ashburnhams themselves to blame for its downfall?

5. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

6. Why do you suppose Leonora Ashburnham never turned to her family for advice on her marriage?

7. Does Leonora Ashburnham approve of the affair between Captain Edward Ashburnham and Maisie Maidan?

8. Leonora accepts many of Captain Edward Ashburnham's affairs; however, Leonora does not accept Edward's affair with Florence Dowell. Why does Leonora especially disapprove of Edward's affair with Florence Dowell?

9. Of what significance is the discovery that John Hurlbird's heart disease was a misdiagnosis?

10. What must Nancy reject in order to make her decision to meet her mother in Glasgow?

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