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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. In Monte Carlo, what expensive gift does Captain Edward Ashburnham buy the courtesan with whom he is obsessed?
2. What title does Leonora Ashburnham's father go by?
3. How old is Leonora Ashburnham when she and Captain Edward Ashburnham marry?
4. Who is the first person to beseech Captain Edward Ashburnham to get married?
5. By the end of Part 4, Chapter 5, what does Nancy Rufford decide to do with herself?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. John Dowell describes Nancy Rufford as a young and exuberant Catholic school girl. Is Nancy as pious and righteous as her religious upbringing might suggest?
3. Given Captain Edward Ashburnham's adulterous history, why does Leonora Ashburnham send Edward and Nancy to a concert together?
4. Why do you suppose Leonora Ashburnham never turned to her family for advice on her marriage?
5. Of all the characters presented thus far in the book, who is the most right-minded?
6. Who is Nancy's father? Edward White or Cornell Rufford?
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. What must Nancy reject in order to make her decision to meet her mother in Glasgow?
9. Do you think the Ashburnhams have ever consummated their marriage?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the role of money in The Good Soldier. How does money affect the characters' relationships in The Good Soldier? If money is truly power, which of the novel's characters are powerful? How do the novel's characters utilize the power of money?
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
Compare and contrast The Good Soldier's two male main characters, Edward Ashburnham and John Dowell. Are either of these characters more of a "man" than the other? Of these two characters, who does Ford seem to sympathize with the most? What qualities make either of these characters more sympathetic than the other? If Ford does indeed elevate John over Edward, or vice versa , what does his preference imply about the overall message of the novel?
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