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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. What does John Dowell say it feels like to be a "deceived husband"?
(a) It felt as though his faith in God was being tested.
(b) Because he was naive, it didn't feel like anything at all.
(c) It felt as though he was the most idiotic man to ever walk the planet.
(d) It felt as though he was being stabbed in the heart.

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

3. What does Leonora Ashburnham do to the young woman whom she sees leaving Captain Edward Ashburnham's room at Nauheim?
(a) She tackles the young woman.
(b) She boxes the young woman's ears.
(c) She slaps the young woman in the face.
(d) She pulls out the young woman's hair.

4. Where do the Ashburnhams first meet Maisie Maidan?
(a) At Nauheim.
(b) On a train to Germany.
(c) In India.
(d) In England.

5. 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 kissing a servant girl on a train.
(d) For his willingness to commit adulterous affairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night of the Dowell's engagement, how does John Dowell get into Florence's bedroom?

2. In Chapter 5 it's revealed that Captain Edward Ashburnham had resigned from his military commission. For what reason does he resign?

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

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

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

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