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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. Which Christian denomination do Leonora Ashburnham's parents follow?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Anglican.

2. Which of the following best describes Leonora Ashburnham's reaction to Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship with Nancy Rufford:
(a) Leonora is jealous of their relationship and makes plans to kill Nancy.
(b) Leonora does her best to keep the two apart and control Edward's feelings towards Nancy.
(c) Leonora approves of their relationship and does everything she can to support it.
(d) Leonora is indifferent to their relationship.

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

4. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's death, what Latin phrase does Nancy Rufford repeatedly utter?
(a) "I believe in an omnipotent deity."
(b) "Out of Many, One."
(c) "In God we trust."
(d) "For the greater glory of God."

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leonora Ashburnham tell Nancy Rufford about the whereabouts of Nancy's mother?

2. What does Miss Florence Hurlbird want to do with the money that results from John Hurlbird's death?

3. What is the name of Leonora Ashburnham's second husband?

4. According to John Dowell, why is Leonora Ashburnham to blame for the destruction of her own marriage?

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. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

6. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

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