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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. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what story does Nancy Rufford read in the newspaper?
(a) A story about a husband who murders his wife.
(b) A story about a wife who murders her husband.
(c) A story about a married couple and their contentious divorce.
(d) A story about a husband and wife who win the lottery.

2. 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 is indifferent to their relationship.
(c) Leonora approves of their relationship and does everything she can to support it.
(d) Leonora is jealous of their relationship and makes plans to kill Nancy.

3. During the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, what does Leonora Ashburnham suggest to her husband?
(a) That he pray to God and ask for His forgiveness.
(b) That he kill Florence Dowell.
(c) That he button his cuff links.
(d) That he take Nancy Rufford out for some fun.

4. 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.

5. Just before John Dowell comes to visit the Ashburnhams, Captain Edward Ashburnham insists that Nancy Rufford do which of the following:
(a) Live with her father.
(b) Live with her mother.
(c) Marry John Dowell.
(d) Become his lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Florence Hurlbird want to do with the money that results from John Hurlbird's death?

2. The husband featured in the newspaper article Nacy Rufford reads is accused of being in love with which of the following women:

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

4. According to John Dowell, why is Florence Dowell to blame for the destruction of the Ashburnham marriage?

5. How old is Nancy when she is knocked unconscious?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 4, John Dowell describes many unfortunate circumstances that contributed to the downfall of the Ashburnham marriage. With John's sympathetic portrait of the Ashburnhams in mind, do you think unfortunate circumstances are to blame for the destruction of the Ashburnham marriage or are the Ashburnhams themselves to blame for its downfall?

4. Why do you suppose Leonora Ashburnham never turned to her family for advice on her marriage?

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

6. In Part 4, Chapter 1, what is John Dowell's motivation for blaming both Leonora Ashburnham and Florence Dowell for the downfall of the Ashburnham marriage and not Captain Edward Ashburnham?

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

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

9. Part 4, Chapter 4 seems to imply that the Ashburnhams have been lying to Nancy about her family. Is it right for the Ashburnhams to keep Nancy Rufford's family history a secret?

10. Leonora accepts many of Captain Edward Ashburnham's affairs; however, Leonora does not accept Edward's affair with Florence Dowell. Why does Leonora especially disapprove of Edward's affair with Florence Dowell?

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