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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. What title does Leonora Ashburnham's father go by?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Sir.
(c) Captain.
(d) Lord.
2. On the day Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, which family is featured in the newspaper article that Nancy Rufford reads?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Ashburnham.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Dowell.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Brand.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Basil.
3. How does Nancy Rufford react when she hears of Captain Edward Ashburnham's death?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) She acts cheerfully because she believes Edward has gone to a better place.
(c) She acts stoically and attempts to keep her sadness to herself.
(d) She goes insane.
4. Which Christan denomination do Captain Edward Ashbunham's parents follow?
(a) Anglican.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Catholic.
5. Soon after Leonora Ashburnham marries Captain Edward Ashburnham, what does she discover about her husband?
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(a) She discovers he is sterile.
(b) She discovers he is extremely religious.
(c) She discovers he is obnoxiously frugal with money.
(d) She discovers he is extravagant with money.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she and Captain Edward Ashburnham marry?
2. Which of the following best describes Leonora Ashburnham's reaction to Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship with Nancy Rufford:
3. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she makes it her responsibility to rebuild the Ashburnham fortune?
4. 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?
5. After the trip to Monte Carlo and during his reunion with his military regiment, Captain Edward Ashburnham forms a romantic attachment to which of the following women:
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the fight that takes place in Part 4, Chapter 2, between Leonora Ashburnham, Nancy Rufford, and Captain Edward Ashburnham?
2. Leonora accepts many of Captain Edward Ashburnham's affairs; however, Leonora does not accept Edward's affair with Florence Dowell. Why does Leonora especially disapprove of Edward's affair with Florence Dowell?
3. What must Nancy reject in order to make her decision to meet her mother in Glasgow?
4. Why does John Dowell dislike Rodney Bayham?
5. Of all the characters presented thus far in the book, who is the most right-minded?
6. Why does John Dowell continually excuse Captain Edward Ashburnham from the reader's judgment?
7. If Leonora has been so patient and accommodating of Captain Edward Ashburnham's actions, why is Leonora unable to forgive Edward for giving money to the woman accused of murdering a baby?
8. In Part 4, Chapter 1, what is John Dowell's motivation for blaming both Leonora Ashburnham and Florence Dowell for the downfall of the Ashburnham marriage and not Captain Edward Ashburnham?
9. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?
10. How has Captain Edward Ashburnham changed since his youth?
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