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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is a devout Irish Catholic ?
(a) Leonora Ashburnham.
(b) John Dowell.
(c) Florence Dowell.
(d) Captain Edward Ashburnham.

2. Which decoration does Captain Edward Ashburnham receive from the military?
(a) The Distinguished Service Order.
(b) The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross.
(c) The Meritorious Service Medal.
(d) The Victoria Cross.

3. In what position does Leonora find Maisie Maidan's body?
(a) She finds Maisie in bed clutching a stillborn child.
(b) She finds Maisie on the floor with her arms folded over her chest.
(c) She finds Maisie hanging by a sheet from her four poster bed.
(d) She finds Maisie's legs sticking out from her portmanteau and her body tumbled into it.

4. Who tells John Dowell that his wife and Captain Edward Ashburnham have been having an affair?
(a) Nancy Rufford.
(b) Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Leonora Ashburnham.

5. Where do the Ashburnhams first meet Maisie Maidan?
(a) At Nauheim.
(b) In India.
(c) In England.
(d) On a train to Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, John Dowell is reminded of a folktale. In the folktale, which two characters appear?

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

3. What is Nancy Rufford's relationship to Leonora Ashburnham?

4. Who breaks the object Florence Dowell asks her husband to hold?

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

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