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

3. In Part 4, Chapter 5, Captain Edward Ashburnham gives a woman a large sum of money. How much money does Edward give the woman?
(a) One hundred pounds.
(b) Four hundred pounds.
(c) Three hundred pounds.
(d) Two hundred pounds.

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

5. During the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, what does Leonora Ashburnham suggest to her husband?
(a) That he button his cuff links.
(b) That he pray to God and ask for His forgiveness.
(c) That he kill Florence Dowell.
(d) That he take Nancy Rufford out for some fun.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 4, Chapter 5, Captain Edward Ashburnham gives a woman a large sum of money. Why does he give the woman money?

3. Which event in the novel is known as the "Kilsyte case"?

4. 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:

5. In Part 3, Chapter 4, Captain Edward Ashburnham has a series of daydreams. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham imagine in his daydreams?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

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

(see the answer keys)

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