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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Soon after Leonora Ashburnham marries Captain Edward Ashburnham, what does she discover about her husband? .
(a) She discovers he is extremely religious.
(b) She discovers he is sterile.
(c) She discovers he is obnoxiously frugal with money.
(d) She discovers he is extravagant with money.

2. 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 escape a young matron who was in love with him.
(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 because he was accused of harassing a young matron.

3. After Florence Dowell dies, who does John Dowell want to marry?
(a) Nancy Rufford.
(b) Bagshawe.
(c) Leonora Ashburnham.
(d) Maisie Maidan.

4. John Dowell can only recall one particular dress his wife Florence wore during their stay at Nauheim. What color is this dress?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

5. 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 a saint among sinners.
(d) That he is secretly in love with Leonora Ashburnham.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Florence Dowell's dead body discovered?

3. In the Ashburnham marriage there is a dispute as to how any potential Ashburnham children should be raised. What is the nature of this dispute?

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

5. Why does John Dowell laugh at Leonora Ashburnham when she says she can't "accept the situation" between Florence Dowell and Captain Edward Ashburnham?

(see the answer key)

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