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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. Who breaks the object Florence Dowell asks her husband to hold?
(a) John Dowell.
(b) An elderly valet.
(c) The Dowell's housemaid.
(d) Jimmy.

2. Which of the following characters meet up with the Dowells in France during their honeymoon:
(a) Maisie Maidan.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(d) Nancy Rufford.

3. Where does John Dowell go after Florence dies?
(a) He moves to London.
(b) He takes a vacation to France.
(c) He returns to the United States.
(d) He joins the military and goes to India.

4. On the night of Florence Dowell's death, what does Captain Edward Ashburnham tell Nancy Rufford?
(a) That he has reconciled with his wife.
(b) That she, Nancy, is the person for whom he cares most in the world.
(c) That he murdered Florence Dowell.
(d) That Florence Dowell is the person for whom he cares most in the world.

5. In the Ashburnham marriage, Leonora Ashburnham makes it her personal duty to do which of the following:
(a) To convert Captain Edward Ashburnham to Catholicism.
(b) To turn Captain Edward Ashburnham into a hardworking man.
(c) To turn Captain Edward Ashburnham into a faithful husband.
(d) To convert Captain Edward Ashburnham to Protestantism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years of "uninterrupted tranquility" transpire between the Ashburnhams and the Dowells?

2. Which best describes Florence Dowell's social views and behavior?

3. During the visit to the castle, where does Florence Dowell touch Captain Edward Ashburnham on his body?

4. Which of the following best describes John Dowell's character as a husband?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 2, John Dowell compares Florence Dowell to which of the following warriors:

Short Essay Questions

1. Have the Ashburnhams ever had physical or emotional affection for one another?

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

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

4. In Part 1, Chapter 2, John Dowell recites a folktale about a she-wolf who betrays her husband for a poet. Why is John's telling of the folktale significant?

5. Describe Leonora Ashburnham's physical altercation with Maisie Maidan and its significance.

6. Why does Florence Dowell commit suicide?

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

8. Based on John Dowells narration in Chapter 1, Part 1, do you think The Good Soldier will end in resolution or in tragedy?

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

10. In Part 1, Chapter 3, John Dowell recalls one particular dress his wife Florence wore during their stay at Nauheim. Describe the dress and its significance.

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