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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 Italy.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To India.

4. How does Captain Edward Ashburnham die?
(a) He dies in battle.
(b) He dies from heart failure.
(c) He is murdered.
(d) He commits suicide.

5. After Captain Edward Ashburnham dies, where does John Dowell take up residence?
(a) The Branshaw Manor House.
(b) Nauheim.
(c) The Hurlbird estate.
(d) Monte Carlo.

6. Which of the following best describes Leonora Ashburnham's reaction to Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship with Nancy Rufford:
(a) Leonora is jealous of their relationship and makes plans to kill Nancy.
(b) Leonora does her best to keep the two apart and control Edward's feelings towards Nancy.
(c) Leonora is indifferent to their relationship.
(d) Leonora approves of their relationship and does everything she can to support it.

7. 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 wife who murders her husband.
(c) A story about a married couple and their contentious divorce.
(d) A story about a husband and wife who win the lottery.

8. In the witness box, while defending himself during the Kilsyte case, what does Captain Edward Ashburnham realize?
(a) That ham sandwiches are better cold than they are hot.
(b) That he doesn't want to have any children.
(c) That he's deeply in love with his wife.
(d) That it is a pleasant thing to feel a woman's body pressed against his own.

9. In the Ashburnham marriage there is a dispute as to how any potential Ashburnham children should be raised. What is the nature of this dispute?
(a) Whether the Ashburnham children should be subjected to spanking.
(b) Whether the Ashburnham children should be raised in America or England.
(c) Whether the Ashburnham children should be raised in the country or the city.
(d) The religious upbringing of the Ashburnham children.

10. According to John Dowell, why is Leonora Ashburnham to blame for the destruction of her own marriage?
(a) Because she is overweight.
(b) Because she is a pushover.
(c) Because she is Protestant..
(d) Because she is Catholic.

11. 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) Colonel Rufford.
(d) Nancy Rufford.

12. 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) Build a Catholic school in John's name.
(d) Create an institution for the relief of sufferers of the heart..

13. 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:
(a) Beijing.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Chitral.
(d) Burma.

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

15. In Part 3, Chapter 2, it's mentioned that Nancy Rufford had once been knocked unconscious. For how many days was she unconscious?
(a) Three days.
(b) Six Days.
(c) Twenty days
(d) Half-a-day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is discovered about John Hurlbird's health after his death?

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

4. How old is Nancy when she is knocked unconscious?

5. What is Leonora Ashburnham's maiden name?

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