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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. What color is the dress Nancy Rufford wears on the night of Florence Dowell's death?
2. What sort of man does Florence Dowell want to marry?
3. From which city does Florence Dowell's family originate?
4. Which best describes the social views and character of Florence Dowell's family?
5. Which words best describe the character of Florence Dowell's uncle?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to John Dowell's point of view, what qualities define English culture?
2. 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" ?
3. Describe Leonora Ashburnham's physical altercation with Maisie Maidan and its significance.
4. Describe Nancy Rufford's relationship with Captain Edward Ashburnham.
5. How do the personalities of Florence Dowell and Leonora Ashburnham differ?
6. Describe the Ashburnhams relationship with the Dowells and the "nine years of uninterrupted tranquility" that transpires between them.
7. Who is responsible for Maisie Maidan's death?
8. Is it wise for John Dowell to marry Florence?
9. Is it surprising that John Dowell, the narrator in Part 3, Chapter 1, tries to justify Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship with Nancy Rufford?
10. Based on John Dowells narration in Chapter 1, Part 1, do you think The Good Soldier will end in resolution or in tragedy?
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
What is Leonora Ashburnham's motivation for keeping John Dowell in the dark about his wife's affair with Edward Ashburnham?
Essay Topic 3
What message does The Good Soldier send about the institution of marriage? Does the novel present a positive, negative, or indifferent view of marriage? Does Ford aim to leave the reader believing, like John Dowell, that marriage is a rotten apple and a prison?
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