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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's death, Leonora Ashburnham shares with John Dowell a letter written by which of the following people:
(a) Captain Edward Ashburnham's father.
(b) La Dolciquita.
(c) Nancy Rufford.
(d) Colonel Rufford.

2. What is Nancy Rufford's religion?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Hinduism.

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

4. What is Florence Dowell's relationship to John Hurlbird?
(a) John is Florence's lover.
(b) John is Florence's uncle.
(c) John is Florence's father.
(d) John is Florence's brother.

5. What title does Leonora Ashburnham's father go by?
(a) Captain.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Sir.
(d) Lord.

6. Just before John Dowell comes to visit the Ashburnhams, Leonora Ashburnham bursts into Nancy Rufford's room and insists that Nancy do which of the following:
(a) Live with her mother.
(b) Marry John Dowell.
(c) Become Captain Edward Ashburnham's lover.
(d) Live with her fahter.

7. After the trip to Monte Carlo and during his reunion with his military regiment, Captain Edward Ashburnham forms a romantic attachment to which of the following women:
(a) Sissy Sassafras.
(b) Nancy Rufford.
(c) Mrs. Basil.
(d) La Dolciquita.

8. 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 Catholic.
(d) Because she is Protestant.

9. How many days before the death of Florence Dowell does John Hurlbird die?
(a) One day.
(b) Fifteen days.
(c) Twelve days.
(d) Five days.

10. By the end of Part 4, Chapter 5, what does Nancy Rufford decide to do with herself?
(a) Marry John Dowell.
(b) Become Captain Edward Ashburnham's lover.
(c) Live with her father.
(d) Live with her mother.

11. How old is Captain Edward Ashburnham when he and Leonora Ashburnham marry?
(a) 16.
(b) 22.
(c) 35.
(d) 29.

12. Which of the following best describes Leonora Ashburnham's relationship with Florence Dowell?
(a) The two women try their best to ignore each other and the affair.
(b) The two women adore each other and make an attempt to share Edward's affections.
(c) The two women hate each other and refuse to discuss the affair.
(d) The two women are in hostile but open communication about Edward.

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

14. In Part 4, Chapter 3, Nancy Rufford decides to travel to which of the following cities in order to take care of her mother:
(a) Belfast, Ireland.
(b) Stanford, Connecticut.
(c) Glasgow, Scotland.
(d) Bombay, India.

15. Just before John Dowell comes to visit the Ashburnhams, Captain Edward Ashburnham insists that Nancy Rufford do which of the following:
(a) Live with her father.
(b) Live with her mother.
(c) Become his lover.
(d) Marry John Dowell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following afflictions causes Leonora Ashburnham to be bedridden:

2. In Monte Carlo, what expensive gift does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy the courtesan with whom he is obsessed?

3. Where does Nancy Rufford live before she begins living with the Ashburnhams?

4. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's romantic attachment to the woman he met during his reunion with the military , he and his wife go to which of the following places:

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

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