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

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

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

4. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she and Captain Edward Ashburnham marry?
(a) 30.
(b) 19.
(c) 14.
(d) 25.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she makes it her responsibility to rebuild the Ashburnham fortune?

2. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, which family is featured in the newspaper article that Nancy Rufford reads?

3. In Monte Carlo, why does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy an expensive gift for a courtesan?

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

5. How does Captain Edward Ashburnham die?

Short Essay Questions

1. John Dowell describes Nancy Rufford as a young and exuberant Catholic school girl. Is Nancy as pious and righteous as her religious upbringing might suggest?

2. Do you agree with John Dowell when he says that Captain Edward Ashburnham does not feel remorse?

3. If Leonora has been so patient and accommodating of Captain Edward Ashburnham's actions, why is Leonora unable to forgive Edward for giving money to the woman accused of murdering a baby?

4. Of what significance is the discovery that John Hurlbird's heart disease was a misdiagnosis?

5. Describe the fight that takes place in Part 4, Chapter 2, between Leonora Ashburnham, Nancy Rufford, and Captain Edward Ashburnham?

6. Why does John Dowell continually excuse Captain Edward Ashburnham from the reader's judgment?

7. Given Captain Edward Ashburnham's adulterous history, why does Leonora Ashburnham send Edward and Nancy to a concert together?

8. How has Captain Edward Ashburnham changed since his youth?

9. Does Leonora Ashburnham approve of the affair between Captain Edward Ashburnham and Maisie Maidan?

10. In Part 4, Chapter 5, John Dowell claims that he is jealous of Leonora Ashburnham. What reason does John have for being jealous of Leonora?

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