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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the stay at Nauheim, who is the only person to be unaware of the affair that takes place?
(a) Leonora Ashburnham.
(b) Florence Dowell.
(c) Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(d) John Dowell.

2. Who breaks the object Florence Dowell asks her husband to hold?
(a) The Dowell's housemaid.
(b) An elderly valet.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) John Dowell.

3. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham do while he is in Monte Carlo?
(a) He purchased an estate.
(b) He gambled away an enormous amount of money.
(c) He sought medical treatment.
(d) He had an affair with the daughter of an admiral.

4. After Florence Dowell dies, who does John Dowell want to marry?
(a) Leonora Ashburnham.
(b) Maisie Maidan.
(c) Nancy Rufford.
(d) Bagshawe.

5. How do Florence Dowell's aunts react when John Dowell tells them he wants to marry Florence?
(a) They cry tears of joy.
(b) They ask him to reconsider.
(c) They become angry and storm out of the room.
(d) They pour him a glass of scotch and make a toast to his future happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Dowells meet the Ashburnhams for the first time?

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

3. When does John Dowell hear for the first time that his wife and Captain Edward Ashburnham have been having an affair?

4. How long after Florence Dowell dies does John Dowell begin to consider a possible second marriage?

5. John Dowell can only recall one particular dress his wife Florence wore during their stay at Nauheim. What color is this dress?

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