Tales of Henry James: The Texts of the Stories, the Author on His Craft, Background and Criticism Test | Final Test - Easy

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Tales of Henry James: The Texts of the Stories, the Author on His Craft, Background and Criticism Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the main character do to help Lady Bradeen?
(a) Protects her reputation.
(b) Corrects an error in her telegram.
(c) Saves her money.
(d) Warns her about her husband's visit.

2. What had John Marcher told May Bartram when they met earlier?
(a) He declared his love to her.
(b) A great secret.
(c) His professional ambitions.
(d) His crumbling financial situation.

3. What did the old superstition say about fiction?
(a) It is wicked.
(b) It is a form of insanity.
(c) It undermines religion.
(d) It is politically subversive.

4. What is John Marcher there to see?
(a) Society women.
(b) Wild animals.
(c) His lover.
(d) Antiques and artistic treasures.

5. What does Dencombe feel about his future?
(a) He looks forward to critical appreciation for the book he is working on now.
(b) He is depressed about his narrowing prospects.
(c) He is apprehensive about his savings holding out.
(d) He expects to begin over again.

6. Which was NOT one of Mr. Besant's general laws of fiction?
(a) The story should be psychologically true if not literally true.
(b) The author should write from experience.
(c) Characters must be lifelike.
(d) Stories should have a moral purpose.

7. Where does May Bartram think she has met John Marcher before?
(a) In London.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In Rome.
(d) In Italy.

8. How does James characterize Spencer Brydon's lifestyle all these years?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Penurious.
(c) Shabby.
(d) Niggardly.

9. Whose life does John Marcher think his life should have resembled?
(a) His father's.
(b) May Bartram's.
(c) Everyone else's.
(d) His brother's.

10. James' critical language come from ___________.
(a) Music.
(b) Literature.
(c) Dance.
(d) Painting.

11. How does James characterize Lady Bradeen?
(a) Mousy and fragile.
(b) Intimidating and smart.
(c) Elegant and beautiful.
(d) Savvy and manipulative.

12. What does May Bartram buy in London?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A golden bowl.
(c) A house.
(d) A pet bird.

13. What does art thrive on, according to 'Art of Fiction'?
(a) Real conflicts.
(b) Vision.
(c) Mysticism.
(d) Discussion.

14. What does James say a damsel in a small village can write about, if she is someone on whom nothing is lost?
(a) Evil.
(b) Married life.
(c) Faraway lands.
(d) Military life.

15. What did people think fiction should do, according to Henry James?
(a) Raise powerful questions.
(b) Educate or entertain.
(c) Restore the golden age.
(d) Undermine the dominant paradigm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John Marcher meet May Bartram?

2. Where is the telegraph office located in ''In the Cage'?

3. Where does Dencombe feel he is in his life?

4. What was terrible about the event John Marcher waited for?

5. How does James characterize the relationship between May Bartram and John Marcher?

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