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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 3, Chapter 2, it's mentioned that Nancy Rufford had once been knocked unconscious. For how many days was she unconscious?
(a) Three days.
(b) Twenty days
(c) Six Days.
(d) Half-a-day.

3. When John Dowell first meets Captain Edward Ashburnham, John finds Edward to be what?
(a) Nervous and excitable.
(b) Sentimental and charismatic.
(c) Obnoxious and crass.
(d) Quiet and sickly.

4. During the visit to the castle, where does Florence Dowell touch Captain Edward Ashburnham on his body?
(a) She touches him on the wrist.
(b) She touches him on the forehead.
(c) She touches him on the waist.
(d) She touches him on the back.

5. What is Florence Dowell's maiden name?
(a) Dawson.
(b) Hagerty.
(c) Hurlbird.
(d) Contingham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which event in the novel is known as the "Kilsyte case"?

2. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what story does Nancy Rufford read in the newspaper?

3. John Dowell can only recall one particular dress his wife Florence wore during their stay at Nauheim. What kind of pattern is on this dress?

4. In what room of the castle does Florence Dowell touch Captain Edward Ashburnham?

5. In the first chapter, the narrator compares the institution of marriage to what?

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