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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. According to John Dowell, why is Florence Dowell to blame for the destruction of the Ashburnham marriage?
(a) Because she behaved so promiscuously.
(b) Because she is Protestant.
(c) Because she is Catholic.
(d) Because she talked too much and was a flirt.

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

3. Which Christian denomination do Leonora Ashburnham's parents follow?
(a) Anglican.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Presbyterian.

4. In the witness box, while defending himself during the Kilsyte case, what does Captain Edward Ashburnham realize?
(a) That it is a pleasant thing to feel a woman's body pressed against his own.
(b) That he doesn't want to have any children.
(c) That ham sandwiches are better cold than they are hot.
(d) That he's deeply in love with his wife.

5. After the trip to Monte Carlo and during his reunion with his military regiment, Captain Edward Ashburnham forms a romantic attachment to which of the following women:
(a) La Dolciquita.
(b) Sissy Sassafras.
(c) Mrs. Basil.
(d) Nancy Rufford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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:

3. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what story does Nancy Rufford read in the newspaper?

4. 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?

5. What is discovered about John Hurlbird's health after his death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

5. What must Nancy reject in order to make her decision to meet her mother in Glasgow?

6. 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?

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

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

9. Why does John Dowell dislike Rodney Bayham?

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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