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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Ashburnhams and the Dowells first meet, Captain Edward Ashburnham has been serving in the military in which country?
(a) China.
(b) Australia.
(c) India.
(d) France.

2. What is the name of the character who claims to have seen Florence Dowell leaving Jimmy's room at five in the morning?
(a) Maisie Maidan.
(b) Daschle.
(c) Nancy Rufford.
(d) Bagshawe.

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

4. Where is Florence Dowell's dead body discovered?
(a) In the drawing room.
(b) In her bedroom.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the bathhouse.

5. Why is John Dowell drawn to Leonora Ashburnham?
(a) Because he is aroused by her beauty.
(b) Because she's the only one who understands the heartbreak of infidelity.
(c) Because he admires her piety and moral righteousness.
(d) Because she understands the difficulty of taking care of a sick spouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of man does Florence Dowell want to marry?

2. Inside the castle, what object does Florence Dowell draw everyone's attention to?

3. In the third chapter, what fear does John Dowell express?

4. What is Maisie Maidan's marital status?

5. Soon after the Dowells are married, Florence Dowell asks her husband to hold something for her. What is the object Florence asks her husband to hold?

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