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

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

3. By the end of Part 4, Chapter 5, what does Nancy Rufford decide to do with herself?
(a) Become Captain Edward Ashburnham's lover.
(b) Live with her father.
(c) Marry John Dowell.
(d) Live with her mother.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 4, Captain Edward Ashburnham has a series of daydreams. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham imagine in his daydreams?
(a) Being the beneficiary in a rags-to-riches story.
(b) Various romantic scenarios.
(c) Acts of heroism in which he, Edward, is the hero.
(d) What it would be like if his wife were to pass away.

5. 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 smiling and praying.
(c) She discovers him sobbing and praying.
(d) She discovers him praying with an expressionless look on his face.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nancy Rufford is a child, how does her father treat her?

2. What does Miss Emily Hurlbird think John Dowell should do with the money he inherits from John Hurlbird's death?

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

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

5. How does Captain Edward Ashburnham die?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. Of all the characters presented thus far in the book, who is the most right-minded?

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

8. 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?

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

10. Do you think the Ashburnhams have ever consummated their marriage?

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