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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 married couple and their contentious divorce.
(c) A story about a wife who murders her husband.
(d) A story about a husband who murders his wife.

2. In Part 4, Chapter 5, Captain Edward Ashburnham gives a woman a large sum of money. Why does he give the woman money?
(a) Because she is blackmailing him.
(b) Because he wants to purchase her sexual favors.
(c) Because her house has been destroyed in a fire.
(d) Because she's been accused of murdering her baby.

3. Which Christian denomination do Leonora Ashburnham's parents follow?
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Anglican.

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

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

6. 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) Twenty days
(c) Half-a-day.
(d) Six Days.

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

8. 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) Marry John Dowell.
(c) Live with her father.
(d) Live with her mother.

9. 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.

10. 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 smiling and praying.
(c) She discovers him praying in ecstasy.
(d) She discovers him sobbing and praying.

11. What is the name of the man with whom Leonora tries to have an affair?
(a) Philip Bayham.
(b) William Bayham.
(c) Jeremy Bayham.
(d) Rodney Bayham.

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

13. Where does Nancy Rufford live before she begins living with the Ashburnhams?
(a) In a boarding school for the arts.
(b) In the slums of Bombay.
(c) In a convent school.
(d) With her parents in the British countryside.

14. The husband featured in the newspaper article Nacy Rufford reads is accused of being in love with which of the following women:
(a) Mrs. Brand.
(b) Miss Lupton.
(c) Mrs. Basil.
(d) Maisie Maidan.

15. In Monte Carlo, why does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy an expensive gift for a courtesan?
(a) Because he is being blackmailed by the courtesan.
(b) Because he's attempting to support a child he fathered with the courtesan.
(c) Because she refuses to see him unless he buys the gift.
(d) Because he is in love with the courtesan and wants to buy her affection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to beseech Captain Edward Ashburnham to get married?

2. Which of the following best describes Leonora Ashburnham's relationship with Florence Dowell?

3. According to John Dowell, why is Leonora Ashburnham to blame for the destruction of her own marriage?

4. How many days before the death of Florence Dowell does John Hurlbird die?

5. How many sisters does Leonora Ashburnham have?

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