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The Good Soldier

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Part I, Sections I-II

Part I, Sections III-IV

Part I, Sections V-VI

Part II, Sections I-II

Part III, Sections I-II

Part III, Sections IV-V

Part IV, Sections I-II

Part IV, Sections III-IV

Part IV, Sections V-VI

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What phrase does Dowell use to describe his tale?

(A) a rollicking good time

(B) a deceptive manipulation of his heart

(D) the chase of thwarted love

Who first tries to warn Dowell of Florence's true nature?

(A) Leonora

(B) the Misses Hurlbird

(D) Uncle John Hurlbird

What is Dowell's first impression of the Ashburnhams?

(A) That they were "quite good people"

(B) That they seem "coldly aristocratic"

(D) That they are "rude" and low-class

Why does Leonora take control of Edward's land and money?

(A) He leaves the country

(B) To punish him for losing a large part of their fortune in Monte Carlo

(D) Because her Irish father needs money

With whom does Florence have her first affair?

(A) Edward Ashburnham

(B) Dowell

(D) Jimmy

With whom does Dowell ultimately fall in love after the death of his wife?

(A) Leonora

(B) Nancy Rufford

(D) La Dolciquita

When does Florence touch Edward's arm, upsetting Leonora?

(A) On a train ride to Germany

(B) While he visits her in Paris

(D) In a bedroom, near Martin Luther's Protest

How does Edward first meet Leonora?

(A) Coming out of church

(B) In Ireland, when they are set up by their parents

(D) At a spa in Nauheim

With which woman does Edward first commit an unfaithful act?

(A) La Dolciquita

(B) Mrs. Basil

(D) Maisie Maidan

What religion is Leonora?

(A) Roman Catholic

(B) Anglican

(D) Hindu

How does Edward commit suicide?

(A) He shoots himself with a hunting rifle

(B) He poisons himself

(D) He steps in front of a train

After Edward's death, what is the only word that Nancy is able to say?

(A) adulterer

(B) soldier

(D) shuttlecock

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