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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nancy Rufford react when she hears of Captain Edward Ashburnham's death?

2. What does Miss Emily Hurlbird think John Dowell should do with the money he inherits from John Hurlbird's death?

3. If Nancy Rufford were to reunite with her father, which country would she be traveling to?

4. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she and Captain Edward Ashburnham marry?

5. What is the name of the courtesan who Captain Edward Ashburnham becomes obsessed with in Monte Carlo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?

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

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

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

5. Why does John Dowell dislike Rodney Bayham?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. Does Leonora Ashburnham approve of the affair between Captain Edward Ashburnham and Maisie Maidan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does John Dowell not intervene in Edward Ashburnham's suicide? Does John fail to intervene because he wants to treat Edward as compassionately as one putting down a suffering old dog? Or does John not intervene for more sinister reasons? What are the possible motivations John may have for allowing Edward to die?

Essay Topic 2

Is Edward Ashburnham a sympathetic character or is he entirely a villain? If Edward is indeed sympathetic, in what instances can the reader view him sympathetically?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the novel's title, The Good Soldier?

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