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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days before the death of Florence Dowell does John Hurlbird die?
(a) One day.
(b) Twelve days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Fifteen days.

2. Who is the first person to beseech Captain Edward Ashburnham to get married?
(a) His father.
(b) His sister.
(c) Leonora Ashburnham.
(d) His mother.

3. What title does Leonora Ashburnham's father go by?
(a) Sir.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Lord.
(d) Captain.

4. What results from the affair between Captain Edward Ashburnham and the woman he meets during his reunion with his regiment?
(a) Captain Edward Ashburnham being blackmailed.
(b) Captain Edward Ashburnham acquiring syphilis.
(c) Captain Edward Ashburnham being arrested.
(d) A child fathered by Captain Edward Ashburnham.

5. Just before John Dowell comes to visit the Ashburnhams, Captain Edward Ashburnham insists that Nancy Rufford do which of the following:
(a) Marry John Dowell.
(b) Become his lover.
(c) Live with her mother.
(d) Live with her father.

6. How many sisters does Leonora Ashburnham have?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

7. According to John Dowell, why is Florence Dowell to blame for the destruction of the Ashburnham marriage?
(a) Because she talked too much and was a flirt.
(b) Because she behaved so promiscuously.
(c) Because she is Catholic.
(d) Because she is Protestant.

8. Who sends a telegram to the Ashburnhams stating the sender's promise to take care of Nancy Rufford's mother?
(a) Edward White.
(b) Edward Black.
(c) Edward Green.
(d) Edward Brown.

9. The Ashburnhams receive a telegram regarding the care of Nancy Rufford's mother. In order to care for her, where does the sender of the telegram want to take Nancy's mother?
(a) To Paris.
(b) To Italy.
(c) To India.
(d) To Nauheim.

10. On the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, which religious idol does Captain Edward Ashburnham pray to?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) John the Apostle.
(c) St. Michael.
(d) St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi.

11. The husband featured in the newspaper article Nacy Rufford reads is accused of being in love with which of the following women:
(a) Mrs. Brand.
(b) Mrs. Basil.
(c) Miss Lupton.
(d) Maisie Maidan.

12. What is Leonora Ashburnham's maiden name?
(a) Cooper.
(b) Du Plessis.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Powys.

13. After the trip to Monte Carlo, Captain Edward Ashburnham reunites with his military regiment. When he rejoins the regiment it is stationed in which of the following countries:
(a) Burma.
(b) Cuba.
(c) China.
(d) India.

14. If Nancy Rufford were to reunite with her father, which country would she be traveling to?
(a) Scotland.
(b) India.
(c) Ireland.
(d) The United States of America.

15. Soon after Leonora Ashburnham marries Captain Edward Ashburnham, what does she discover about her husband? .
(a) She discovers he is extremely religious.
(b) She discovers he is obnoxiously frugal with money.
(c) She discovers he is extravagant with money.
(d) She discovers he is sterile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, Chapter 5, Captain Edward Ashburnham gives a woman a large sum of money. How much money does Edward give the woman?

2. What is Nancy Rufford's religion?

3. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what story does Nancy Rufford read in the newspaper?

4. Of her mother and father, whom does Nancy prefer?

5. In Part 4, Chapter 3, Nancy Rufford decides to travel to which of the following cities in order to take care of her mother:

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