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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. How do Florence Dowell's aunts react when John Dowell tells them he wants to marry Florence?
(a) They ask him to reconsider.
(b) They cry tears of joy.
(c) They become angry and storm out of the room.
(d) They pour him a glass of scotch and make a toast to his future happiness.

2. What dream must Florence Dowell give up in order to divorce her husband and be with Captain Edward Ashburnham?
(a) Her dream of becoming a world-class tennis player.
(b) Her dream of owning her own racetrack.
(c) Her dream of entering British country society.
(d) Her dream of living in Paris.

3. At school, what does Nancy repeatedly do?
(a) Wears the same stockings.
(b) Kisses one of her professors.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Breaks the same school rule.

4. When Nancy Rufford is a child, how does her father treat her?
(a) To her he was a kind, loving, and judicious father.
(b) He was cold and indifferent toward her.
(c) He doted on her and spoiled her immensely.
(d) He was physically abusive toward her.

5. What is the name of the region where the Ashburnhams meet Maisie Maidan for the first time?
(a) Cashmere.
(b) The Rhine Valley.
(c) Polynesia.
(d) Chitral.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does John Dowell hear for the first time that his wife and Captain Edward Ashburnham have been having an affair?

2. How do Leonora and Captain Edward Ashburnham meet and fall in love?

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

4. What title does Captain Edward Ashburnham's father go by?

5. In the second chapter, what does John Dowell receive from Edward Ashburnham?

(see the answer key)

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