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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the second chapter, what does John Dowell receive from Edward Ashburnham?
(a) An expensive gift.
(b) A letter of condolence.
(c) A telegraph.
(d) An apology.

2. How many years of "uninterrupted tranquility" transpire between the Ashburnhams and the Dowells?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Thirteen years.
(d) Nine years.

3. In the Ashburnham marriage, Leonora Ashburnham makes it her personal duty to do which of the following:
(a) To turn Captain Edward Ashburnham into a faithful husband.
(b) To turn Captain Edward Ashburnham into a hardworking man.
(c) To convert Captain Edward Ashburnham to Protestantism.
(d) To convert Captain Edward Ashburnham to Catholicism.

4. What term does John Dowell use to refer to the ambiguous character introduced in Chapter 2?
(a) He refers to her as "the governess."
(b) He refers to him as "the gentleman."
(c) He refers to her as "the girl."
(d) He refers to him as "the boy."

5. In the first chapter, the narrator describes the story as what?
(a) The most scandalous story he has ever heard.
(b) The saddest story he has ever heard.
(c) The most exciting story he has ever heard.
(d) The most romantic story he has ever heard.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the stay at Nauheim, who is the only person to be unaware of the affair that takes place?

2. When does Captain Edward Ashburnham's disease begin?

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

4. In the castle, when Florence Dowell touches Captain Edward Ashburnham, what is Leonora Ashburnham's reaction?

5. Where is the castle located that is visited by the Ashburnhams and the Dowells?

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