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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. 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 she has something stuck in her teeth.
(b) Because John assumes she is talking about religion.
(c) Because John finds her comment to be old-fashioned.
(d) Because John thinks "the situation" is just a figment of her imagination.

2. In Chapter 2, John Dowell is reminded of a folktale. In the folktale, which two characters appear?
(a) A nun and a devil.
(b) A she-wolf and a poet.
(c) A lyre player and a duchess.
(d) A piper and a witch.

3. For what reason is Captain Edward Ashburnham almost imprisoned?
(a) For his failure to adhere to the teachings of the Catholic church.
(b) For his willingness to commit adulterous affairs.
(c) For kissing a servant girl on a train.
(d) For his failure to pay his debts.

4. In the third chapter, what fear does John Dowell express?
(a) That he is a cursed man.
(b) That he is a eunuch among real men.
(c) That he is secretly in love with Leonora Ashburnham.
(d) That he is a saint among sinners.

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 because he was accused of harassing a young matron.
(b) He resigned in order to restore the honor of a young matron with whom he had an affair.
(c) He resigned in order to follow and court a young matron.
(d) He resigned in order to escape a young matron who was in love with him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When John Dowell first meets Captain Edward Ashburnham, John finds Edward to be what?

3. John Dowell can only recall one particular dress his wife Florence wore during their stay at Nauheim. What kind of pattern is on this dress?

4. In the second chapter, it's revealed that John and Florence Dowell spend twelve years of their marriage doing what?

5. During the trip to the castle, Florence Dowell makes it her goal to do which of the following:

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