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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 4, Chapter 5, Captain Edward Ashburnham gives a woman a large sum of money. How much money does Edward give the woman?
(a) Three hundred pounds.
(b) One hundred pounds.
(c) Four hundred pounds.
(d) Two hundred pounds.

3. 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 he wants to purchase her sexual favors.
(b) Because she is blackmailing him.
(c) Because she's been accused of murdering her baby.
(d) Because her house has been destroyed in a fire.

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

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

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

7. Soon after Leonora Ashburnham marries Captain Edward Ashburnham, what does she discover about her husband? .
(a) She discovers he is extremely religious.
(b) She discovers he is extravagant with money.
(c) She discovers he is obnoxiously frugal with money.
(d) She discovers he is sterile.

8. 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 raised in America or England.
(b) Whether the Ashburnham children should be raised in the country or the city.
(c) Whether the Ashburnham children should be subjected to spanking.
(d) The religious upbringing of the Ashburnham children.

9. Who sends a telegram to the Ashburnhams stating the sender's promise to take care of Nancy Rufford's mother?
(a) Edward Brown.
(b) Edward Black.
(c) Edward Green.
(d) Edward White.

10. 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) Bombay, India.
(d) Glasgow, Scotland.

11. How many sisters does Leonora Ashburnham have?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

13. On the morning Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what does Nancy Rufford realize after reading the newspaper?
(a) That Edward Ashburnham is her biological father.
(b) That all men are fools.
(c) That Captain Edward Ashburnham is free to love someone other than his wife.
(d) That Edward Ashburnham is planning to kill his wife.

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

15. Who is the first person to beseech Captain Edward Ashburnham to get married?
(a) His father.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) Leonora Ashburnham.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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:

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

4. What is the name of the man with whom Leonora tries to have an affair?

5. What results from the affair between Captain Edward Ashburnham and the woman he meets during his reunion with his regiment?

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