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

2. Which of the following best describes Leonora Ashburnham's relationship with Florence Dowell?
(a) The two women try their best to ignore each other and the affair.
(b) The two women hate each other and refuse to discuss the affair.
(c) The two women are in hostile but open communication about Edward.
(d) The two women adore each other and make an attempt to share Edward's affections.

3. On the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, which religious idol does Captain Edward Ashburnham pray to?
(a) St. Michael.
(b) John the Apostle.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi.

4. According to John Dowell, why is Leonora Ashburnham to blame for the destruction of her own marriage?
(a) Because she is Protestant..
(b) Because she is a pushover.
(c) Because she is overweight.
(d) Because she is Catholic.

5. 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) Burma.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Chitral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before John Dowell comes to visit the Ashburnhams, Captain Edward Ashburnham insists that Nancy Rufford do which of the following:

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

3. How does Captain Edward Ashburnham die?

4. What results from the affair between Captain Edward Ashburnham and the woman he meets during his reunion with his regiment?

5. On the morning Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what does Nancy Rufford realize after reading the newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. Why does John Dowell dislike Rodney Bayham?

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