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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. After Florence Dowell dies, who does John Dowell want to marry?
(a) Maisie Maidan.
(b) Bagshawe.
(c) Leonora Ashburnham.
(d) Nancy Rufford.

2. How does Maisie Maidan die?
(a) She dies from heart failure.
(b) She was murdered.
(c) She committed suicide.
(d) She dies from childbirth.

3. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she and Captain Edward Ashburnham marry?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 14.
(d) 19.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 4, Captain Edward Ashburnham has a series of daydreams. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham imagine in his daydreams?
(a) Acts of heroism in which he, Edward, is the hero.
(b) What it would be like if his wife were to pass away.
(c) Being the beneficiary in a rags-to-riches story.
(d) Various romantic scenarios.

5. 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 physically abusive toward her.
(c) He was cold and indifferent toward her.
(d) He doted on her and spoiled her immensely.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many sisters does Leonora Ashburnham have?

3. In the Ashburnham marriage, Leonora Ashburnham makes it her personal duty to do which of the following:

4. What reason does John Dowell give to explain his wife's infidelity?

5. On the night of the Dowell's engagement, how does John Dowell get into Florence's bedroom?

(see the answer key)

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