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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 long after Florence Dowell dies does John Dowell begin to consider a possible second marriage?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Two years.
(c) One day.
(d) One year.

2. Inside the castle, what object does Florence Dowell draw everyone's attention to?
(a) The bed in which Martin Luther slept.
(b) The chalice from which Martin Luther drank.
(c) A draft of Martin Luther's protest against the church.
(d) A draft of Martin Luther's translation of the bible.

3. What does Captain Edward Ashburnham do while he is in Monte Carlo?
(a) He sought medical treatment.
(b) He gambled away an enormous amount of money.
(c) He purchased an estate.
(d) He had an affair with the daughter of an admiral.

4. From which city does Florence Dowell's family originate?
(a) Jamestown, Virginia.
(b) Stamford, Connecticut.
(c) London, England.
(d) Berlin, Germany.

5. When does Captain Edward Ashburnham's disease begin?
(a) He acquired the disease while participating in athletics during his youth.
(b) He has had the disease since birth.
(c) He acquired the disease during puberty.
(d) He acquired the disease during a sea journey to Europe on his honeymoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John Dowell go after Florence dies?

2. During the stay at Nauheim, who is the only person to be unaware of the affair that takes place?

3. According to John Dowell, Leonora Ashburnham looks best while wearing which color?

4. When John Dowell first meets Captain Edward Ashburnham, John finds Edward to be what?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 2, John Dowell compares Leonora Ashburnham to which of the following animals:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Ashburnhams relationship with the Dowells and the "nine years of uninterrupted tranquility" that transpires between them.

2. Describe the marriage between Leonora Ashburnham and Captain Edward Ashburnham.

3. Describe Nancy Rufford's relationship with Captain Edward Ashburnham.

4. In what way does John Dowell feel like an outsider?

5. Describe the point of view from which The Good Soldier is written.

6. Does Florence Dowell indeed have a heart condition?

7. Do you think Captain Edward Ashburnham's romantic feelings for Nancy Rufford are morally reprehensible?

8. What is the significance behind the novel's title, The Good Soldier?

9. After reflecting upon the events of his life, how does John Dowell feel about marriage?

10. Why does Leonora Ashburnham become upset when Florence Dowell points to the document by Martin Luther, touches Edward's wrist and says, "It's because of that piece of paper that you're honest, sober, industrious, provident, and clean-lived. If it weren't for that piece of paper you'd be like the Irish or the Italians or the Poles, but particularly the Irish" ?

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