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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. What does Miss Florence Hurlbird want to do with the money that results from John Hurlbird's death?
(a) Create an institution for the relief of sufferers of lung ailments.
(b) Build a Protestant school in John's name.
(c) Create an institution for the relief of sufferers of the heart..
(d) Build a Catholic school in John's name.

2. According to John Dowell, why is Florence Dowell to blame for the destruction of the Ashburnham marriage?
(a) Because she behaved so promiscuously.
(b) Because she talked too much and was a flirt.
(c) Because she is Protestant.
(d) Because she is Catholic.

3. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what story does Nancy Rufford read in the newspaper?
(a) A story about a wife who murders her husband.
(b) A story about a married couple and their contentious divorce.
(c) A story about a husband who murders his wife.
(d) A story about a husband and wife who win the lottery.

4. What is the name of the woman who Captain Edward Ashburnham meets in India?
(a) Mabel Maiden.
(b) Marybeth Maiden.
(c) Marion Maiden.
(d) Maisie Maidan.

5. Which best describes Florence Dowell's social views and behavior?
(a) Florence behaves quite like a modern woman.
(b) Florence behaves much like an old-fashioned English aristocrat.
(c) Florence behaves like a religious zealot who calls for the chastity and purity of women.
(d) Florence behaves like a revolutionary feminist who demands that women be liberated from social norms.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Dowell can only recall one particular dress his wife Florence wore during their stay at Nauheim. What color is this dress?

2. How old is Captain Edward Ashburnham when he and Leonora Ashburnham marry?

3. When does Captain Edward Ashburnham's disease begin?

4. What time of day is it when John Dowell first hears of his wife's affair with Captain Edward Ashburnham?

5. Where does John Dowell go after Florence dies?

(see the answer key)

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