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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 Chapter 5 it's revealed that Captain Edward Ashburnham had resigned from his military commission. For what reason does he resign?
(a) He resigned in order to follow and court a young matron.
(b) He resigned in order to escape a young matron who was in love with him.
(c) He resigned in order to restore the honor of a young matron with whom he had an affair.
(d) He resigned because he was accused of harassing a young matron.

2. Soon after the Dowells are married, Florence Dowell asks her husband to hold something for her. What is the object Florence asks her husband to hold?
(a) A glass necklace.
(b) A perfume bottle.
(c) A case of medicine.
(d) A Chinese vase.

3. Who, according to Leonora Ashburnham, has the upper hand in the Dowell's marriage?
(a) Florence Dowell.
(b) She believes John and Flourence Dowell behave as equals in their marriage.
(c) Captain Edward Ashburnham.
(d) John Dowell.

4. Where is the castle located that is visited by the Ashburnhams and the Dowells?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) The United States of America.

5. Where is John Dowell when he first hears of his wife's affair with Captain Edward Ashburnham?
(a) In the castle.
(b) Home in the United States.
(c) At the Branshaw Manor.
(d) At Nauheim.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which state does Florence Dowell dream of living with Captain Edward Ashburnham?

2. Which best describes Florence Dowell's social views and behavior?

3. In the first chapter, it's revealed that which of these two characters are having an affair?

4. Which character discovers Florence Dowell's dead body?

5. What sort of man does Florence Dowell want to marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to John Dowell's point of view, what qualities define American culture?

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

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 does Maisie Maidan die?

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

7. Do you think Captain Edward Ashburnham's romantic feelings for Nancy Rufford are morally reprehensible?

8. Who has the authority in the Ashburnham marriage?

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

10. 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?

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