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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first chapter, it's revealed that which of these two characters are having an affair?
(a) None of these characters are having an affair.
(b) Florence Dowell and Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(c) Florence Dowell and Leonora Ashburnham.
(d) John Dowell and Leonora Ashburnham.

2. What is the first name of Florence's uncle?
(a) John.
(b) William.
(c) Edward.
(d) Philip.

3. What is the nature of Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship to Maisie Maidan?
(a) She is his mistress.
(b) She is a long-lost relative.
(c) She is a family friend.
(d) She is his servant.

4. For what reason is Captain Edward Ashburnham almost imprisoned?
(a) For kissing a servant girl on a train.
(b) For his failure to adhere to the teachings of the Catholic church.
(c) For his failure to pay his debts.
(d) For his willingness to commit adulterous affairs.

5. In Chapter 5, what does Leonora Ashburnham discover about Captain Edward Ashburnham?
(a) That Edward is converting to Catholicism.
(b) That Edward is being blackmailed over an affair.
(c) That Edward has contracted syphilis.
(d) That Edward has fathered the child of another woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Ashburnhams and the Dowells first meet, Captain Edward Ashburnham has been serving in the military in which country?

2. What disease causes the death of Florence Dowell's uncle?

3. Both Florence Dowell and Captain Edward Ashburnham suffer from which disease?

4. In the castle, what does Florence Dowell say to Captain Edward Ashburnham as she touches him?

5. In what position does Leonora find Maisie Maidan's body?

(see the answer key)

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