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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. In Chapter 5 it's revealed that Captain Edward Ashburnham had resigned from his military commission. For what reason does he resign?
(a) He resigned in order to follow and court a young matron.
(b) He resigned because he was accused of harassing a young matron.
(c) He resigned in order to escape a young matron who was in love with him.
(d) He resigned in order to restore the honor of a young matron with whom he had an affair.

2. The Ashburnhams receive a telegram regarding the care of Nancy Rufford's mother. In order to care for her, where does the sender of the telegram want to take Nancy's mother?
(a) To Nauheim.
(b) To India.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To Italy.

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 2, John Dowell compares Leonora Ashburnham to which of the following animals:
(a) A musky lioness.
(b) A precocious filly.
(c) A long-necked giraffe.
(d) A baby goat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she and Captain Edward Ashburnham marry?

2. Where is John Dowell when he first hears of his wife's affair with Captain Edward Ashburnham?

3. How many years of "uninterrupted tranquility" transpire between the Ashburnhams and the Dowells?

4. At school, what does Nancy repeatedly do?

5. What color is the dress Florence Dowell wears on the night of her death?

(see the answer key)

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