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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does John Dowell hear for the first time that his wife and Captain Edward Ashburnham have been having an affair?
(a) After Florence Dowell dies.
(b) After the death of Maisie Maidan.
(c) After Captain Edward Ashburnham's funeral.
(d) After the trip to the castle.

2. Who tells John Dowell that his wife and Captain Edward Ashburnham have been having an affair?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(c) Leonora Ashburnham.
(d) Nancy Rufford.

3. In Chapter 5, what does Leonora Ashburnham discover about Captain Edward Ashburnham?
(a) That Edward is being blackmailed over an affair.
(b) That Edward has fathered the child of another woman.
(c) That Edward is converting to Catholicism.
(d) That Edward has contracted syphilis.

4. 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) The mysterious death of Florence Dowell.
(d) Captain Edward Ashburnham's kissing of a servant girl on a train.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Monte Carlo, what does Captain Edward Ashburnham purchase from a woman?

2. Soon after Leonora Ashburnham marries Captain Edward Ashburnham, what does she discover about her husband? .

3. How old is Captain Edward Ashburnham when he and Leonora Ashburnham marry?

4. During the stay at Nauheim, who is the only person to be unaware of the affair that takes place?

5. What color is the dress Florence Dowell wears on the night of her death?

(see the answer key)

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