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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Nancy when she is knocked unconscious?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

2. What is the name of the courtesan who Captain Edward Ashburnham becomes obsessed with in Monte Carlo?
(a) Nancy Rufford.
(b) La Dolciquita.
(c) Maisie Maidan.
(d) Bagshawe.

3. What is the name of the region where the Ashburnhams meet Maisie Maidan for the first time?
(a) Cashmere.
(b) Polynesia.
(c) Chitral.
(d) The Rhine Valley.

4. In Monte Carlo, what expensive gift does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy the courtesan with whom he is obsessed?
(a) An Arabian race horse.
(b) A tiara.
(c) A painting by Michel Angelo.
(d) A Ming vase.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days before the death of Florence Dowell does John Hurlbird die?

3. What title does Captain Edward Ashburnham's father go by?

4. 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?

5. Who sends a telegram to the Ashburnhams stating the sender's promise to take care of Nancy Rufford's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Of what significance is the discovery that John Hurlbird's heart disease was a misdiagnosis?

2. In Part 4, Chapter 5, John Dowell claims that he is jealous of Leonora Ashburnham. What reason does John have for being jealous of Leonora?

3. John Dowell describes Nancy Rufford as a young and exuberant Catholic school girl. Is Nancy as pious and righteous as her religious upbringing might suggest?

4. How has Captain Edward Ashburnham changed since his youth?

5. Do you think the Ashburnhams have ever consummated their marriage?

6. Describe the fight that takes place in Part 4, Chapter 2, between Leonora Ashburnham, Nancy Rufford, and Captain Edward Ashburnham?

7. Of all the characters presented thus far in the book, who is the most right-minded?

8. Who is Nancy's father? Edward White or Cornell Rufford?

9. What must Nancy reject in order to make her decision to meet her mother in Glasgow?

10. Do you agree with John Dowell when he says that Captain Edward Ashburnham does not feel remorse?

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