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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. What is discovered about John Hurlbird's health after his death?
(a) That he had neither bronchitis nor a heart condition.
(b) That he had bronchitis and a heart condition.
(c) That he did not have a heart condition.
(d) That he had a heart condition.

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

3. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham do while he is in Monte Carlo?
(a) He sought medical treatment.
(b) He had an affair with the daughter of an admiral.
(c) He gambled away an enormous amount of money.
(d) He purchased an estate.

4. 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 failure to pay his debts.
(c) For his willingness to commit adulterous affairs.
(d) For kissing a servant girl on a train.

5. How does Captain Edward Ashburnham react toward Maisie Maidan's death?
(a) Although inwardly he is mourning her death, he puts on a brave face and acts stoically.
(b) It startles him and gives him a newfound respect for the fragility of life.
(c) He goes to his room and cries for days.
(d) He shows little remorse--it doesn't seem to faze him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John Dowell say it feels like to be a "deceived husband"?

2. According to John Dowell, why is Leonora Ashburnham to blame for the destruction of her own marriage?

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

4. Where do the Ashburnhams first meet Maisie Maidan?

5. Who breaks the object Florence Dowell asks her husband to hold?

(see the answer key)

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