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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 Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, what does Leonora Ashburnham see when she goes into her husband's room to check in on him?
(a) She discovers him praying in ecstasy.
(b) She discovers him praying with an expressionless look on his face.
(c) She discovers him smiling and praying.
(d) She discovers him sobbing and praying.

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

3. How old is Captain Edward Ashburnham when he and Leonora Ashburnham marry?
(a) 16.
(b) 22.
(c) 29.
(d) 35.

4. What is discovered about John Hurlbird's health after his death?
(a) That he had bronchitis and a heart condition.
(b) That he did not have a heart condition.
(c) That he had a heart condition.
(d) That he had neither bronchitis nor a heart condition.

5. The husband featured in the newspaper article Nacy Rufford reads is accused of being in love with which of the following women:
(a) Mrs. Brand.
(b) Maisie Maidan.
(c) Mrs. Basil.
(d) Miss Lupton.

Short Answer Questions

1. At school, what does Nancy repeatedly do?

2. What title does Leonora Ashburnham's father go by?

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

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

5. Where does Nancy Rufford live before she begins living with the Ashburnhams?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. Who is Nancy's father? Edward White or Cornell Rufford?

7. 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?

8. Do you think Nancy is a good judge of character?

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

10. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

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