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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nancy Rufford react when she hears of Captain Edward Ashburnham's death?
(a) She goes insane.
(b) She acts stoically and attempts to keep her sadness to herself.
(c) She commits suicide.
(d) She acts cheerfully because she believes Edward has gone to a better place.

2. In Part 4, Chapter 3, Nancy Rufford decides to travel to which of the following cities in order to take care of her mother:
(a) Bombay, India.
(b) Stanford, Connecticut.
(c) Belfast, Ireland.
(d) Glasgow, Scotland.

3. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she and Captain Edward Ashburnham marry?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 14.

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

5. In Monte Carlo, why does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy an expensive gift for a courtesan?
(a) Because he is in love with the courtesan and wants to buy her affection.
(b) Because he's attempting to support a child he fathered with the courtesan.
(c) Because he is being blackmailed by the courtesan.
(d) Because she refuses to see him unless he buys the gift.

6. 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) India.
(b) Cuba.
(c) China.
(d) Burma.

7. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's death, what Latin phrase does Nancy Rufford repeatedly utter?
(a) "I believe in an omnipotent deity."
(b) "Out of Many, One."
(c) "In God we trust."
(d) "For the greater glory of God."

8. When Nancy Rufford is a child, how does her father treat her?
(a) To her he was a kind, loving, and judicious father.
(b) He was cold and indifferent toward her.
(c) He doted on her and spoiled her immensely.
(d) He was physically abusive toward her.

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

10. By the end of Part 4, Chapter 5, what does Nancy Rufford decide to do with herself?
(a) Become Captain Edward Ashburnham's lover.
(b) Marry John Dowell.
(c) Live with her father.
(d) Live with her mother.

11. In Part 4, Chapter 5, Captain Edward Ashburnham gives a woman a large sum of money. How much money does Edward give the woman?
(a) Three hundred pounds.
(b) Two hundred pounds.
(c) Four hundred pounds.
(d) One hundred pounds.

12. What is the name of the man with whom Leonora tries to have an affair?
(a) William Bayham.
(b) Jeremy Bayham.
(c) Rodney Bayham.
(d) Philip Bayham.

13. How old is Captain Edward Ashburnham when he and Leonora Ashburnham marry?
(a) 16.
(b) 29.
(c) 35.
(d) 22.

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

15. During the Ashburnham's last night at Nauheim, what does Leonora Ashburnham suggest to her husband?
(a) That he pray to God and ask for His forgiveness.
(b) That he take Nancy Rufford out for some fun.
(c) That he kill Florence Dowell.
(d) That he button his cuff links.

Short Answer Questions

1. At school, what does Nancy repeatedly do?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 4, Captain Edward Ashburnham has a series of daydreams. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham imagine in his daydreams?

3. Where does Nancy Rufford live before she begins living with the Ashburnhams?

4. In Monte Carlo, what expensive gift does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy the courtesan with whom he is obsessed?

5. What is the name of Leonora Ashburnham's second husband?

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