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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 2, John Dowell compares Leonora Ashburnham to which of the following animals:
(a) A precocious filly.
(b) A musky lioness.
(c) A baby goat.
(d) A long-necked giraffe.

2. In Chapter 2, John Dowell is reminded of a folktale. In the folktale, which two characters appear?
(a) A lyre player and a duchess.
(b) A she-wolf and a poet.
(c) A nun and a devil.
(d) A piper and a witch.

3. What is the name of the castle visited by the Ashburnhams and the Dowells?
(a) Braunfels Castle.
(b) The Castle of Wernigerode.
(c) The Castle of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
(d) Hohenzollern Castle.

4. What term does John Dowell use to refer to the ambiguous character introduced in Chapter 2?
(a) He refers to him as "the boy."
(b) He refers to him as "the gentleman."
(c) He refers to her as "the girl."
(d) He refers to her as "the governess."

5. What does Leonora Ashburnham do to the young woman whom she sees leaving Captain Edward Ashburnham's room at Nauheim?
(a) She tackles the young woman.
(b) She slaps the young woman in the face.
(c) She pulls out the young woman's hair.
(d) She boxes the young woman's ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nancy Rufford's relationship to Leonora Ashburnham?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Leonora Ashburnham discover about Captain Edward Ashburnham?

3. On the night of Florence Dowell's death, what does Captain Edward Ashburnham tell Nancy Rufford?

4. In Monte Carlo, what does Captain Edward Ashburnham purchase from a woman?

5. How do Florence Dowell's aunts react when John Dowell tells them he wants to marry Florence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Florence Dowell commit suicide?

2. In what way does John Dowell feel like an outsider?

3. Is it wise for John Dowell to marry Florence?

4. Is it surprising that John Dowell, the narrator in Part 3, Chapter 1, tries to justify Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship with Nancy Rufford?

5. What is the significance behind the novel's title, The Good Soldier?

6. In Part 1, Chapter 2, John Dowell recites a folktale about a she-wolf who betrays her husband for a poet. Why is John's telling of the folktale significant?

7. Is John Dowell justified in being angry at Leonora Ashburnham?

8. Describe Captain Edward Ashburnham's reputation and accomplishments.

9. Based on John Dowells narration in Chapter 1, Part 1, do you think The Good Soldier will end in resolution or in tragedy?

10. Describe the marriage between Leonora Ashburnham and Captain Edward Ashburnham.

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