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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. Which best describes the social views and character of Florence Dowell's family?
(a) Religious and moralistic.
(b) Monarchal and feudal.
(c) Liberal and progressive.
(d) Conservative and old-fashioned.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 6, what does Florence Dowell try to convince Leonora Ashburnham to do?
(a) Divorce Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(b) Murder Maisie Maidan.
(c) Reconcile with Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(d) Have an affair of her own.

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

4. Leonora Ashburnham goes to Maisie Maidan's room after the trip to the castle. What does she find there?
(a) Maisie Maidan and Captain Edward Ashburnham engaged in a passionate kiss.
(b) A suicide note.
(c) A gold necklace.
(d) A letter addressed to her in Maisie Maidan's hand.

5. When it's discovered that Florence Dowell has a heart condition, what does the doctor tell John Dowell he should never do?
(a) Allow Florence to participate in athletics.
(b) Allow Florence to engage in physical affection.
(c) Allow Florence to eat spicy food.
(d) Allow Florence to venture into arid climates.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the visit to the castle, where does Florence Dowell touch Captain Edward Ashburnham on his body?

2. On the night of the Dowell's engagement, how does John Dowell get into Florence's bedroom?

3. What is the nature of Captain Edward Ashburnham's relationship to Maisie Maidan?

4. How do Leonora and Captain Edward Ashburnham meet and fall in love?

5. Where is John Dowell when he first hears of his wife's affair with Captain Edward Ashburnham?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to John Dowell, why does Florence never tell John the truth about her sexual history?

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

3. Describe Leonora Ashburnham's physical altercation with Maisie Maidan and its significance.

4. Explain the motivations of each character (Florence Dowell, John Dowell, Leonora Ashburnham, and Captain Edward Ashburnham) for taking the trip to the castle.

5. How do the personalities of Florence Dowell and Leonora Ashburnham differ?

6. What is surprising about John Dowell's reaction to Maisie Maidan's death?

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

8. Have the Ashburnhams ever had physical or emotional affection for one another?

9. John Dowell supposes that Captain Edward Ashburnham eventually tired of Florence Dowell's affection. What might have caused Captain Edward Ashburnham to become tired of his affair with Florence?

10. Does Florence Dowell indeed have a heart condition?

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