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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After looking back on all the events that occurred during his marriage, how does John Dowell feel about his wife Florence?
(a) He feels indifferent about her.
(b) He still loves her.
(c) He feels sorry for her.
(d) He hates her.

2. Why does John Dowell laugh at Leonora Ashburnham when she says she can't "accept the situation" between Florence Dowell and Captain Edward Ashburnham?
(a) Because John finds her comment to be old-fashioned.
(b) Because John thinks "the situation" is just a figment of her imagination.
(c) Because she has something stuck in her teeth.
(d) Because John assumes she is talking about religion.

3. When John Dowell's wife passes away, what does he want to do with the money he inherits from her estate?
(a) He can't decide what to do with the inheritance.
(b) He does not want the inheritance.
(c) He wants to buy an estate.
(d) He wants to donate the money to charity.

4. What is the first name of Florence's uncle?
(a) William.
(b) John.
(c) Edward.
(d) Philip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the castle located that is visited by the Ashburnhams and the Dowells?

2. How many years of "uninterrupted tranquility" transpire between the Ashburnhams and the Dowells?

3. In what room of the castle does Florence Dowell touch Captain Edward Ashburnham?

4. In the third chapter, what fear does John Dowell express?

5. Leonora Ashburnham goes to Maisie Maidan's room after the trip to the castle. What does she find there?

(see the answer key)

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