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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Glasgow, Scotland.
(c) Stanford, Connecticut.
(d) Bombay, India.

2. On the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, which religious idol does Captain Edward Ashburnham pray to?
(a) John the Apostle.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi.
(d) St. Michael.

3. What is discovered about John Hurlbird's health after his death?
(a) That he did not have a heart condition.
(b) That he had bronchitis and a heart condition.
(c) That he had a heart condition.
(d) That he had neither bronchitis nor a heart condition.

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

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

6. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's death, what Latin phrase does Nancy Rufford repeatedly utter?
(a) "For the greater glory of God."
(b) "Out of Many, One."
(c) "I believe in an omnipotent deity."
(d) "In God we trust."

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

8. What is the name of the courtesan who Captain Edward Ashburnham becomes obsessed with in Monte Carlo?
(a) Bagshawe.
(b) Nancy Rufford.
(c) La Dolciquita.
(d) Maisie Maidan.

9. 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 fahter.
(b) Become Captain Edward Ashburnham's lover.
(c) Marry John Dowell.
(d) Live with her mother.

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

11. Where does Captain Edward Ashburnham take the courtesan he meets in Monte Carlo?
(a) To a resort.
(b) To Nauheim.
(c) To his home in England.
(d) To the opera.

12. What does Miss Emily Hurlbird think John Dowell should do with the money he inherits from John Hurlbird's death?
(a) Give the money to charity.
(b) Give the money to one of John Hurlbird's children.
(c) Build a nondenominational school in John's name.
(d) Keep the money for himself.

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

14. What is the name of Leonora Ashburnham's second husband?
(a) John Dowell.
(b) Bagshawe.
(c) Rodney Bayham.
(d) John Thompson.

15. On the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, what does Leonora Ashburnham see when she goes into her husband's room to check in on him?
(a) She discovers him praying with an expressionless look on his face.
(b) She discovers him sobbing and praying.
(c) She discovers him praying in ecstasy.
(d) She discovers him smiling and praying.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nancy Rufford is a child, how does her father treat her?

2. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's death, Leonora Ashburnham shares with John Dowell a letter written by which of the following people:

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

4. In Part 3, Chapter 4, Captain Edward Ashburnham has a series of daydreams. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham imagine in his daydreams?

5. Which Christan denomination do Captain Edward Ashbunham's parents follow?

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