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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do the Ashburnhams have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) They have no children.
(d) Four.

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

3. Why is John Dowell drawn to Leonora Ashburnham?
(a) Because she's the only one who understands the heartbreak of infidelity.
(b) Because she understands the difficulty of taking care of a sick spouse.
(c) Because he admires her piety and moral righteousness.
(d) Because he is aroused by her beauty.

4. At school, what does Nancy repeatedly do?
(a) Breaks the same school rule.
(b) Wears the same stockings.
(c) Kisses one of her professors.
(d) Runs away.

5. During Leonora Ashburnham's fight with a young woman at Nauheim, something gets stuck in the young woman's hair. Which object gets stuck in the woman's hair?
(a) Lenora's wedding ring.
(b) Leonora's bracelet.
(c) Leonora's necklace.
(d) Leonora's brooch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Leonora and Captain Edward Ashburnham meet and fall in love?

2. In Chapter 5 it's revealed that Captain Edward Ashburnham had resigned from his military commission. For what reason does he resign?

3. What does Leonora Ashburnham tell Nancy Rufford about the whereabouts of Nancy's mother?

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

5. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham do while he is in Monte Carlo?

(see the answer key)

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