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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leonora Ashburnham do to the young woman whom she sees leaving Captain Edward Ashburnham's room at Nauheim?
(a) She pulls out the young woman's hair.
(b) She boxes the young woman's ears.
(c) She slaps the young woman in the face.
(d) She tackles the young woman.

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

3. Which best describes the social views and character of Florence Dowell's family?
(a) Liberal and progressive.
(b) Religious and moralistic.
(c) Conservative and old-fashioned.
(d) Monarchal and feudal.

4. How does Maisie Maidan die?
(a) She dies from heart failure.
(b) She committed suicide.
(c) She dies from childbirth.
(d) She was murdered.

5. During Leonora Ashburnham's fight with a young woman at Nauheim, something gets stuck in the young woman's hair. Which object gets stuck in the woman's hair?
(a) Leonora's bracelet.
(b) Leonora's necklace.
(c) Lenora's wedding ring.
(d) Leonora's brooch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5 it's revealed that Captain Edward Ashburnham had resigned from his military commission. For what reason does he resign?

2. When the Ashburnhams and the Dowells first meet, Captain Edward Ashburnham has been serving in the military in which country?

3. What reason does John Dowell give to explain his wife's infidelity?

4. Who, according to Leonora Ashburnham, has the upper hand in the Dowell's marriage?

5. In the second chapter, it's revealed that John and Florence Dowell spend twelve years of their marriage doing what?

(see the answer key)

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