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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John Dowell laugh at Leonora Ashburnham when she says she can't "accept the situation" between Florence Dowell and Captain Edward Ashburnham?
(a) Because John finds her comment to be old-fashioned.
(b) Because John thinks "the situation" is just a figment of her imagination.
(c) Because John assumes she is talking about religion.
(d) Because she has something stuck in her teeth.

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

3. Which best describes the social views and character of Florence Dowell's family?
(a) Liberal and progressive.
(b) Religious and moralistic.
(c) Monarchal and feudal.
(d) Conservative and old-fashioned.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 6, what does Florence Dowell try to convince Leonora Ashburnham to do?
(a) Divorce Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(b) Have an affair of her own.
(c) Murder Maisie Maidan.
(d) Reconcile with Captain Edward Ashburnham.

5. In Part 4, Chapter 5, Captain Edward Ashburnham gives a woman a large sum of money. Why does he give the woman money?
(a) Because her house has been destroyed in a fire.
(b) Because she is blackmailing him.
(c) Because he wants to purchase her sexual favors.
(d) Because she's been accused of murdering her baby.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Leonora Ashburnham do to the young woman whom she sees leaving Captain Edward Ashburnham's room at Nauheim?

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

5. What term does John Dowell use to refer to the ambiguous character introduced in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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