1. What is Nancy Rufford's relationship to Leonora Ashburnham?
(a) Nancy is Leonora's ward.
(b) Nancy is Leonora's maid.
(c) Nancy is Leonora's governess.
(d) Nancy is Leonora's cousin.

2. Whenever Florence Dowell hears that a woman is visiting the Ashburnhams in England, what does she do?
(a) She sends a threatening letter to the woman who will be visiting the Ashburnhams.
(b) She sends Captain Edward Ashburnham a telegram.
(c) She takes the first train to the Ashburnham's estate.
(d) She threatens to kill herself.

3. What sort of man does Florence Dowell want to marry?
(a) An intriguing world traveler.
(b) A wealthy Englishman.
(c) A valiant military man.
(d) An educated Oxford professor.

4. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she makes it her responsibility to rebuild the Ashburnham fortune?
(a) 19.
(b) 35.
(c) 24.
(d) 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the trip to Monte Carlo, Captain Edward Ashburnham reunites with his military regiment. When he rejoins the regiment it is stationed in which of the following countries:

2. What is the name of the woman who Captain Edward Ashburnham meets in India?

3. How old is Nancy when she is knocked unconscious?

4. On the morning Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what does Nancy Rufford realize after reading the newspaper?

5. When John Dowell's wife passes away, what does he want to do with the money he inherits from her estate?

(see the answer key)

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