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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. 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) Three hundred pounds.
(b) Two hundred pounds.
(c) Four hundred pounds.
(d) One hundred pounds.

2. What does Leonora Ashburnham tell Nancy Rufford about the whereabouts of Nancy's mother?
(a) She tells her that her mother has been kidnapped.
(b) She tells her that her mother has run off with a young man.
(c) She tells her that her mother has passed away.
(d) She tells her that her mother has become a homeless drifter.

3. What does John Hurlbird want to be done with the money his family would inherit from his death?
(a) He wanted a Protestant school built in his name.
(b) He wanted a Catholic school built in his name.
(c) In his name, he wanted an institution created for the relief of sufferers of the heart.
(d) In his name, he wanted an institution created for the relief of sufferers of lung ailments.

4. What is Leonora Ashburnham's maiden name?
(a) Cooper.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Du Plessis.
(d) Powys.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 4, Chapter 3, Nancy Rufford decides to travel to which of the following cities in order to take care of her mother:

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

4. Of her mother and father, whom does Nancy prefer?

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

2. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

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

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

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

6. In Part 4, Chapter 1, what is John Dowell's motivation for blaming both Leonora Ashburnham and Florence Dowell for the downfall of the Ashburnham marriage and not Captain Edward Ashburnham?

7. Do you think Nancy is a good judge of character?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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