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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. After Captain Edward Ashburnham's death, what Latin phrase does Nancy Rufford repeatedly utter?
2. What does Leonora Ashburnham tell Nancy Rufford about the whereabouts of Nancy's mother?
3. According to John Dowell, why is Florence Dowell to blame for the destruction of the Ashburnham marriage?
4. According to John Dowell, why is Leonora Ashburnham to blame for the destruction of her own marriage?
5. How old is Nancy when she is knocked unconscious?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Describe the fight that takes place in Part 4, Chapter 2, between Leonora Ashburnham, Nancy Rufford, and Captain Edward Ashburnham?
3. Given Captain Edward Ashburnham's adulterous history, why does Leonora Ashburnham send Edward and Nancy to a concert together?
4. 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?
5. Why does John Dowell continually excuse Captain Edward Ashburnham from the reader's judgment?
6. Why does John Dowell dislike Rodney Bayham?
7. Part 4, Chapter 4 seems to imply that the Ashburnhams have been lying to Nancy about her family. Is it right for the Ashburnhams to keep Nancy Rufford's family history a secret?
8. How has Captain Edward Ashburnham changed since his youth?
9. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?
10. Who is Nancy's father? Edward White or Cornell Rufford?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of Nancy Rufford's insanity. Why does Nancy go insane? Does Nancy's insanity reveal anything about the novel's overall message? Does Nancy's insanity reveal anything about the author's attitude toward Nancy? Is it significant that Nancy goes insane rather than dying or committing suicide as the novel's other characters have?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Explore the role religion plays in The Good Soldier. In the essay discus the history of Catholicism and Protestantism, how the characters' religions affect their relationships, and, lastly, whether John's Protestantism causes any unfair biases in his narration. After thoroughly discussing the aforementioned topics, asses the novel's overall message about religion.
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