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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 the name of the courtesan who Captain Edward Ashburnham becomes obsessed with in Monte Carlo?
(a) Bagshawe.
(b) Nancy Rufford.
(c) La Dolciquita.
(d) Maisie Maidan.

2. What title does Captain Edward Ashburnham's father go by?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Captain.
(d) Admiral.

3. 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) Sissy Sassafras.
(b) La Dolciquita.
(c) Mrs. Basil.
(d) Nancy Rufford.

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

5. What is the name of Leonora Ashburnham's second husband?
(a) John Dowell.
(b) John Thompson.
(c) Rodney Bayham.
(d) Bagshawe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Captain Edward Ashburnham when he and Leonora Ashburnham marry?

3. In Monte Carlo, what expensive gift does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy the courtesan with whom he is obsessed?

4. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's death, Leonora Ashburnham shares with John Dowell a letter written by which of the following people:

5. Which Christan denomination do Captain Edward Ashbunham's parents follow?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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