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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. Which words best describe the character of Florence Dowell's uncle?
(a) Mean-spirited, selfish, and lazy.
(b) Soft-spoken, demure, and intelligent.
(c) Prudish, judgmental, and haughty.
(d) Generous, industrious, and eccentric.

2. In the second chapter, what does John Dowell receive from Edward Ashburnham?
(a) A telegraph.
(b) An apology.
(c) An expensive gift.
(d) A letter of condolence.

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

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

5. Which disease does John Dowell suffer from?
(a) He suffers from no disease.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Rickets.
(d) Heart disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Florence Dowell's disease begin?

2. When John Dowell's wife passes away, what does he want to do with the money he inherits from her estate?

3. In the first chapter, the narrator compares the institution of marriage to what?

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

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

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