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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which event in the novel is known as the "Kilsyte case"?
(a) Captain Edward Ashburnham's kissing of a servant girl on a train.
(b) Captain Edward Ashburnham's incestuous relationship with Nancy Rufford.
(c) The mysterious death of Florence Dowell.
(d) The mysterious death of Maisie Maidan.

2. How do the Dowells meet the Ashburnhams for the first time?
(a) They meet on a passenger ship during the Dowells' honeymoon.
(b) They meet while playing tennis at Nauheim.
(c) They meet while dining at Nauheim.
(d) They meet while relaxing in the bathhouse at Nauheim.

3. When the Ashburnhams and the Dowells first meet, Captain Edward Ashburnham has been serving in the military in which country?
(a) Australia.
(b) France.
(c) India.
(d) China.

4. During her honeymoon, Florence Dowell suggests to her husband that they move to which country:
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) India.

5. Of her mother and father, whom does Nancy prefer?
(a) She despises both of her parents equally.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) She loves both of her parents equally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whenever Florence Dowell hears that a woman is visiting the Ashburnhams in England, what does she do?

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

3. Why does Captain Edward Ashburnham receive a decoration from the military?

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

5. Which decoration does Captain Edward Ashburnham receive from the military?

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