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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Leonora Ashburnham's reaction to Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship with Nancy Rufford:
(a) Leonora does her best to keep the two apart and control Edward's feelings towards Nancy.
(b) Leonora approves of their relationship and does everything she can to support it.
(c) Leonora is indifferent to their relationship.
(d) Leonora is jealous of their relationship and makes plans to kill Nancy.

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

3. How old is Nancy when she is knocked unconscious?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 3.
(d) 26.

4. 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) Beijing.
(c) Burma.
(d) Bombay.

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

6. Which Christan denomination do Captain Edward Ashbunham's parents follow?
(a) Anglican.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Presbyterian.

7. 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.

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

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

10. 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 fahter.
(c) Live with her mother.
(d) Marry John Dowell.

11. What does John Hurlbird want to be done with the money his family would inherit from his death?
(a) He wanted a Catholic school built in his name.
(b) In his name, he wanted an institution created for the relief of sufferers of lung ailments.
(c) He wanted a Protestant school built in his name.
(d) In his name, he wanted an institution created for the relief of sufferers of the heart.

12. What title does Captain Edward Ashburnham's father go by?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Admiral.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Captain.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Monte Carlo, what expensive gift does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy the courtesan with whom he is obsessed?

2. After the trip to Monte Carlo and during his reunion with his military regiment, Captain Edward Ashburnham forms a romantic attachment to which of the following women:

3. 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:

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

5. Soon after Leonora Ashburnham marries Captain Edward Ashburnham, what does she discover about her husband? .

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