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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to John Dowell, Leonora Ashburnham looks best while wearing which color?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

2. When does Florence Dowell's disease begin?
(a) She acquired the disease during puberty .
(b) She acquired the disease during a sea journey to Europe on her honeymoon.
(c) She acquired the disease while participating in athletics during her youth.
(d) She has had the disease since birth.

3. In the third chapter, what fear does John Dowell express?
(a) That he is a saint among sinners.
(b) That he is a cursed man.
(c) That he is secretly in love with Leonora Ashburnham.
(d) That he is a eunuch among real men.

4. When the Ashburnhams and the Dowells first meet, Captain Edward Ashburnham has been serving in the military in which country?
(a) China.
(b) France.
(c) India.
(d) Australia.

5. Who is the narrator of The Good Solider ?
(a) Leonora Ashburnham.
(b) Florence Dowell.
(c) John Dowell.
(d) Captain Edward Ashburnham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Florence Dowell and Captain Edward Ashburnham suffer from which disease?

2. What is the first name of Florence's uncle?

3. In the second chapter, it's revealed that John and Florence Dowell spend twelve years of their marriage doing what?

4. When John Dowell first meets Captain Edward Ashburnham, John finds Edward to be what?

5. In the first chapter, the narrator describes the story as what?

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