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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 title does Leonora Ashburnham's father go by?
(a) Lord.
(b) Sir.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Captain.

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

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

4. On the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, which religious idol does Captain Edward Ashburnham pray to?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) St. Michael.
(c) St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi.
(d) John the Apostle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What results from the affair between Captain Edward Ashburnham and the woman he meets during his reunion with his regiment?

2. After Captain Edward Ashburnham dies, where does John Dowell take up residence?

3. How many sisters does Leonora Ashburnham have?

4. Just before John Dowell comes to visit the Ashburnhams, Captain Edward Ashburnham insists that Nancy Rufford do which of the following:

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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. 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. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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