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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many sisters does Leonora Ashburnham have?
(a) 1.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.
2. On the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, what does Leonora Ashburnham see when she goes into her husband's room to check in on him?
(a) She discovers him praying in ecstasy.
(b) She discovers him praying with an expressionless look on his face.
(c) She discovers him smiling and praying.
(d) She discovers him sobbing and praying.
3. When Nancy Rufford is a child, how does her father treat her?
(a) He doted on her and spoiled her immensely.
(b) He was physically abusive toward her.
(c) To her he was a kind, loving, and judicious father.
(d) He was cold and indifferent toward her.
4. In Part 4, Chapter 5, Captain Edward Ashburnham gives a woman a large sum of money. Why does he give the woman money?
(a) Because he wants to purchase her sexual favors.
(b) Because she is blackmailing him.
(c) Because her house has been destroyed in a fire.
(d) Because she's been accused of murdering her baby.
5. In Monte Carlo, why does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy an expensive gift for a courtesan?
(a) Because he's attempting to support a child he fathered with the courtesan.
(b) Because he is being blackmailed by the courtesan.
(c) Because he is in love with the courtesan and wants to buy her affection.
(d) Because she refuses to see him unless he buys the gift.
6. In the witness box, while defending himself during the Kilsyte case, what does Captain Edward Ashburnham realize?
(a) That he's deeply in love with his wife.
(b) That it is a pleasant thing to feel a woman's body pressed against his own.
(c) That ham sandwiches are better cold than they are hot.
(d) That he doesn't want to have any children.
7. In Part 3, Chapter 4, Captain Edward Ashburnham has a series of daydreams. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham imagine in his daydreams?
(a) Acts of heroism in which he, Edward, is the hero.
(b) What it would be like if his wife were to pass away.
(c) Various romantic scenarios.
(d) Being the beneficiary in a rags-to-riches story.
8. Which Christian denomination do Leonora Ashburnham's parents follow?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Anglican.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Presbyterian.
9. What does Leonora Ashburnham tell Nancy Rufford about the whereabouts of Nancy's mother?
(a) She tells her that her mother has been kidnapped.
(b) She tells her that her mother has become a homeless drifter.
(c) She tells her that her mother has run off with a young man.
(d) She tells her that her mother has passed away.
10. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's death, what Latin phrase does Nancy Rufford repeatedly utter?
(a) "Out of Many, One."
(b) "I believe in an omnipotent deity."
(c) "For the greater glory of God."
(d) "In God we trust."
11. What is discovered about John Hurlbird's health after his death?
(a) That he had neither bronchitis nor a heart condition.
(b) That he did not have a heart condition.
(c) That he had bronchitis and a heart condition.
(d) That he had a heart condition.
12. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, which family is featured in the newspaper article that Nancy Rufford reads?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Basil.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Ashburnham.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Dowell.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Brand.
13. Where does Captain Edward Ashburnham take the courtesan he meets in Monte Carlo?
(a) To a resort.
(b) To his home in England.
(c) To Nauheim.
(d) To the opera.
14. What does Miss Florence Hurlbird want to do with the money that results from John Hurlbird's death?
(a) Create an institution for the relief of sufferers of lung ailments.
(b) Create an institution for the relief of sufferers of the heart..
(c) Build a Catholic school in John's name.
(d) Build a Protestant school in John's name.
15. According to John Dowell, why is Leonora Ashburnham to blame for the destruction of her own marriage?
(a) Because she is overweight.
(b) Because she is a pushover.
(c) Because she is Protestant..
(d) Because she is Catholic.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does John Hurlbird want to be done with the money his family would inherit from his death?
2. Which event in the novel is known as the "Kilsyte case"?
3. Who is the first person to beseech Captain Edward Ashburnham to get married?
4. What is the name of Leonora Ashburnham's second husband?
5. Which Christan denomination do Captain Edward Ashbunham's parents follow?
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