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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. How many days before the death of Florence Dowell does John Hurlbird die?
2. According to John Dowell, why is Leonora Ashburnham to blame for the destruction of her own marriage?
3. What is discovered about John Hurlbird's health after his death?
4. Where does Captain Edward Ashburnham take the courtesan he meets in Monte Carlo?
5. On the morning Leonora Ashburnham is bedridden, what does Nancy Rufford realize after reading the newspaper?
Short Essay Questions
1. Of all the characters presented thus far in the book, who is the most right-minded?
2. Do you agree with John Dowell when he says that Captain Edward Ashburnham does not feel remorse?
3. Do you think the Ashburnhams have ever consummated their marriage?
4. Leonora accepts many of Captain Edward Ashburnham's affairs; however, Leonora does not accept Edward's affair with Florence Dowell. Why does Leonora especially disapprove of Edward's affair with Florence Dowell?
5. Is Leonora Ashburnham a sympathetic character?
6. How has Captain Edward Ashburnham changed since his youth?
7. Describe the fight that takes place in Part 4, Chapter 2, between Leonora Ashburnham, Nancy Rufford, and Captain Edward Ashburnham?
8. Why do you suppose Leonora Ashburnham never turned to her family for advice on her marriage?
9. Why does John Dowell continually excuse Captain Edward Ashburnham from the reader's judgment?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
In Part 1, Chapter 2, John tells a folktale about a wife, known as a she-wolf, who betrays her husband for a poet who pretends to be an emperor. How does this folktale relate to John's story? How does the folktale parallel John's marriage? Does Florence have any she-wolf qualities? How might Edward be like the poet in the folktale?
Essay Topic 3
In the novel, John makes it his business to asses and judge each character around him and to place blame where blame is due. But what about John? Is John blameless or is John somewhat responsible for "the saddest story" he has ever heard? In what ways has John been responsible for the events of his own tragedy?
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