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

2. 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 she refuses to see him unless he buys the gift.
(c) Because he's attempting to support a child he fathered with the courtesan.
(d) Because he is in love with the courtesan and wants to buy her affection.

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

4. 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 Ming vase.
(c) A painting by Michel Angelo.
(d) A tiara.

5. Which event in the novel is known as the "Kilsyte case"?
(a) Captain Edward Ashburnham's kissing of a servant girl on a train.
(b) Captain Edward Ashburnham's incestuous relationship with Nancy Rufford.
(c) The mysterious death of Maisie Maidan.
(d) The mysterious death of Florence Dowell.

6. 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) Two hundred pounds.
(c) One hundred pounds.
(d) Four hundred pounds.

7. 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 blackmailed.
(b) Captain Edward Ashburnham acquiring syphilis.
(c) A child fathered by Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(d) Captain Edward Ashburnham being arrested.

8. How does Nancy Rufford react when she hears of Captain Edward Ashburnham's death?
(a) She acts cheerfully because she believes Edward has gone to a better place.
(b) She goes insane.
(c) She commits suicide.
(d) She acts stoically and attempts to keep her sadness to herself.

9. 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.

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) Glasgow, Scotland.
(b) Bombay, India.
(c) Belfast, Ireland.
(d) Stanford, Connecticut.

11. 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.

12. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, which family is featured in the newspaper article that Nancy Rufford reads?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Brand.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Ashburnham.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Basil.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Dowell.

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) Chitral.
(b) Burma.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Beijing.

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

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

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. How does Captain Edward Ashburnham die?

3. What does John Hurlbird want to be done with the money his family would inherit from his death?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 2, it's mentioned that Nancy Rufford had once been knocked unconscious. For how many days was she unconscious?

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

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