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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 do Leonora and Captain Edward Ashburnham meet and fall in love?
(a) They were introduced by John and Florence Dowell.
(b) They didn't fall in love--their marriage was arranged by their parents.
(c) They meet overseas while Edward was serving in the military.
(d) They meet at Nauheim where they were seeking treatment for their broken hearts.

2. What does Leonora Ashburnham tell Nancy Rufford about the whereabouts of Nancy's mother?
(a) She tells her that her mother has been kidnapped.
(b) She tells her that her mother has become a homeless drifter.
(c) She tells her that her mother has run off with a young man.
(d) She tells her that her mother has passed away.

3. What does Miss Florence Hurlbird want to do with the money that results from John Hurlbird's death?
(a) Create an institution for the relief of sufferers of the heart..
(b) Create an institution for the relief of sufferers of lung ailments.
(c) Build a Catholic school in John's name.
(d) Build a Protestant school in John's name.

4. What does John Hurlbird want to be done with the money his family would inherit from his death?
(a) In his name, he wanted an institution created for the relief of sufferers of the heart.
(b) In his name, he wanted an institution created for the relief of sufferers of lung ailments.
(c) He wanted a Protestant school built in his name.
(d) He wanted a Catholic school built in his name.

5. In Chapter 5 it's revealed that Captain Edward Ashburnham had resigned from his military commission. For what reason does he resign?
(a) He resigned in order to restore the honor of a young matron with whom he had an affair.
(b) He resigned in order to follow and court a young matron.
(c) He resigned because he was accused of harassing a young matron.
(d) He resigned in order to escape a young matron who was in love with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 2, it's mentioned that Nancy Rufford had once been knocked unconscious. For how many days was she unconscious?

2. What does Leonora Ashburnham do to the young woman whom she sees leaving Captain Edward Ashburnham's room at Nauheim?

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

4. What does Miss Emily Hurlbird think John Dowell should do with the money he inherits from John Hurlbird's death?

5. At school, what does Nancy repeatedly do?

(see the answer key)

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