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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Monte Carlo, what expensive gift does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy the courtesan with whom he is obsessed?
(a) A painting by Michel Angelo.
(b) An Arabian race horse.
(c) A tiara.
(d) A Ming vase.

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

3. What results from the affair between Captain Edward Ashburnham and the woman he meets during his reunion with his regiment?
(a) Captain Edward Ashburnham being arrested.
(b) Captain Edward Ashburnham being blackmailed.
(c) A child fathered by Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(d) Captain Edward Ashburnham acquiring syphilis.

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

5. What is the name of the region where the Ashburnhams meet Maisie Maidan for the first time?
(a) Chitral.
(b) Cashmere.
(c) Polynesia.
(d) The Rhine Valley.

6. At school, what does Nancy repeatedly do?
(a) Wears the same stockings.
(b) Breaks the same school rule.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Kisses one of her professors.

7. What is Leonora Ashburnham's maiden name?
(a) Cooper.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Du Plessis.
(d) Powys.

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

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

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

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

12. During the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, what does Leonora Ashburnham suggest to her husband?
(a) That he take Nancy Rufford out for some fun.
(b) That he pray to God and ask for His forgiveness.
(c) That he button his cuff links.
(d) That he kill Florence Dowell.

13. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she makes it her responsibility to rebuild the Ashburnham fortune?
(a) 19.
(b) 24.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

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

15. 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. After the trip to Monte Carlo, Captain Edward Ashburnham reunites with his military regiment. When he rejoins the regiment it is stationed in which of the following countries:

2. 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:

3. 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:

4. Which of the following best describes Leonora Ashburnham's reaction to Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship with Nancy Rufford:

5. What is Florence Dowell's relationship to John Hurlbird?

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