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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. Of her mother and father, whom does Nancy prefer?
(a) She despises both of her parents equally.
(b) She loves both of her parents equally.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

2. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she and Captain Edward Ashburnham marry?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 30.
(d) 14.

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

4. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what story does Nancy Rufford read in the newspaper?
(a) A story about a married couple and their contentious divorce.
(b) A story about a wife who murders her husband.
(c) A story about a husband and wife who win the lottery.
(d) A story about a husband who murders his wife.

5. How old is Nancy when she is knocked unconscious?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 3, Chapter 2, it's mentioned that Nancy Rufford had once been knocked unconscious. For how many days was she unconscious?

3. Where does Captain Edward Ashburnham take the courtesan he meets in Monte Carlo?

4. Which of the following best describes Leonora Ashburnham's relationship with Florence Dowell?

5. According to John Dowell, why is Florence Dowell to blame for the destruction of the Ashburnham marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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