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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the first person to beseech Captain Edward Ashburnham to get married?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Leonora Ashburnham.

3. Who, according to Leonora Ashburnham, has the upper hand in the Dowell's marriage?
(a) She believes John and Flourence Dowell behave as equals in their marriage.
(b) Florence Dowell.
(c) John Dowell.
(d) Captain Edward Ashburnham.

4. 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?
(a) A Chinese vase.
(b) A perfume bottle.
(c) A glass necklace.
(d) A case of medicine.

5. John Dowell compares his relationship with Nancy Rufford to a vacation to which of the following cities:
(a) Carcassonne.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Havana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Ashburnhams first meet Maisie Maidan?

2. Where does Captain Edward Ashburnham take the courtesan he meets in Monte Carlo?

3. Which cultural revolution results from the teachings of Martin Luther?

4. During the visit to the castle, where does Florence Dowell touch Captain Edward Ashburnham on his body?

5. What is John Dowell's nickname for Captain Edward Ashburnham?

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