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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first chapter, the narrator describes the story as what?
(a) The saddest story he has ever heard.
(b) The most romantic story he has ever heard.
(c) The most exciting story he has ever heard.
(d) The most scandalous story he has ever heard.

2. In which country are the Ashburnhams from?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Germany.

3. In Chapter 3, when the Ashburnhams are seated for dinner, what do they say to their waiter?
(a) They ask the waiter whether he would like to join them later for cocktails.
(b) They make a comment on the weather.
(c) They make a comment on the quality of the waiter's service.
(d) That thier table is unsatisfactory and they would like to be moved.

4. When John Dowell first meets Captain Edward Ashburnham, John finds Edward to be what?
(a) Obnoxious and crass.
(b) Quiet and sickly.
(c) Sentimental and charismatic.
(d) Nervous and excitable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes Captain Edward Ashburnham's reputation?

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

3. In the first chapter, it's revealed that which of these two characters are having an affair?

4. What term does John Dowell use to refer to the ambiguous character introduced in Chapter 2?

5. Both Florence Dowell and Captain Edward Ashburnham suffer from which disease?

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