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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. On the night of the Dowell's engagement, how does John Dowell get into Florence's bedroom?
(a) He digs a tunnel under her room and burrows his way in.
(b) He climbs into her room by a rope ladder.
(c) He pole vaults into her room with a very large stick.
(d) He climbs into her room from a tree.

2. In Part 3, Chapter 4, Captain Edward Ashburnham has a series of daydreams. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham imagine in his daydreams?
(a) Acts of heroism in which he, Edward, is the hero.
(b) Being the beneficiary in a rags-to-riches story.
(c) What it would be like if his wife were to pass away.
(d) Various romantic scenarios.

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

4. How does Maisie Maidan die?
(a) She dies from heart failure.
(b) She committed suicide.
(c) She was murdered.
(d) She dies from childbirth.

5. On the night of Florence Dowell's death, what does Captain Edward Ashburnham tell Nancy Rufford?
(a) That she, Nancy, is the person for whom he cares most in the world.
(b) That Florence Dowell is the person for whom he cares most in the world.
(c) That he has reconciled with his wife.
(d) That he murdered Florence Dowell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dream must Florence Dowell give up in order to divorce her husband and be with Captain Edward Ashburnham?

2. What is the nature of Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship to Maisie Maidan?

3. According to John Dowell, Leonora Ashburnham looks best while wearing which color?

4. During Leonora Ashburnham's fight with a young woman at Nauheim, something gets stuck in the young woman's hair. Which object gets stuck in the woman's hair?

5. Where does Nancy Rufford live before she begins living with the Ashburnhams?

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