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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first chapter, the narrator describes the story as what?
(a) The most exciting story he has ever heard.
(b) The most scandalous story he has ever heard.
(c) The most romantic story he has ever heard.
(d) The saddest story he has ever heard.

2. What does Leonora Ashburnham do to the young woman whom she sees leaving Captain Edward Ashburnham's room at Nauheim?
(a) She tackles the young woman.
(b) She slaps the young woman in the face.
(c) She boxes the young woman's ears.
(d) She pulls out the young woman's hair.

3. Which best describes Florence Dowell's social views and behavior?
(a) Florence behaves much like an old-fashioned English aristocrat.
(b) Florence behaves quite like a modern woman.
(c) Florence behaves like a revolutionary feminist who demands that women be liberated from social norms.
(d) Florence behaves like a religious zealot who calls for the chastity and purity of women.

4. Why does John Dowell laugh at Leonora Ashburnham when she says she can't "accept the situation" between Florence Dowell and Captain Edward Ashburnham?
(a) Because John thinks "the situation" is just a figment of her imagination.
(b) Because John finds her comment to be old-fashioned.
(c) Because John assumes she is talking about religion.
(d) Because she has something stuck in her teeth.

5. Both Florence Dowell and Captain Edward Ashburnham suffer from which disease?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Scurvy.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Dowell can only recall one particular dress his wife Florence wore during their stay at Nauheim. What kind of material is this dress made out of?

2. Who breaks the object Florence Dowell asks her husband to hold?

3. What dream must Florence Dowell give up in order to divorce her husband and be with Captain Edward Ashburnham?

4. Where is John Dowell when he first hears of his wife's affair with Captain Edward Ashburnham?

5. When the Dowells and the Ashburnhams visit the castle, what mode of transportation do they use?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nancy Rufford's relationship with Captain Edward Ashburnham.

2. According to John Dowell's point of view, what qualities define English culture?

3. How is Florence Dowell's social behavior different from her family's?

4. Why does John Dowell identify with Leonora Ashburnham?

5. According to John Dowell's point of view, what qualities define American culture?

6. Does Florence Dowell indeed have a heart condition?

7. Why does John Dowell enjoy the train ride to the castle?

8. Have the Ashburnhams ever had physical or emotional affection for one another?

9. Why does Florence Dowell commit suicide?

10. Who is responsible for Maisie Maidan's death?

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