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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what poet's sister did Henry compare Alice?

2. What had Hammond been before he was employed by the Wolseleys?

3. How did Henry like the court at Dublin Castle?

4. Where did Henry go on the opening night of his play?

5. What profession did Henry's friend, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., have?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Minny argue and about what?

2. What does Holmes talk about with Henry's brother, William, and not with Henry?

3. What does Oscar Wilde's wife do because of the scandal and trial of Wilde?

4. What was Symonds' wife like?

5. What scandal results in Oscar Wilde being brought to open trial?

6. What incident with his father in Boulogne haunts Henry?

7. How did Alice react when a young man entered the room?

8. What is his play GUY DOMVILLE about?

9. What English locale entrances Henry and what is it like?

10. What upsets Henry the most while visiting the Wolseleys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) How did Henry James Sr. lose his leg? Go into as much detail as possible.

2) What was Henry James Sr.'s first thought about the Civil War in relation to his sons?

3) What was the change in Henry's father's opinion about the war and his family's involvement later?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Who is Burgess Noakes? Describe him.

2) What problem does Henry have with his servants , the Smiths and how does he finally resolve it?

3) How would Constance have resolved the problem with the Smiths? How would Alice, his sister-in-law handled the problem?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) Who is Hendrik Andersen and what is his relationship with Henry?

2) What is revealed about the relationship between Henry and his brother William from the correspondence between them concerning the purchase of Lamb House by Henry?

3) What happens during the seance William and Alice have with the medium , Mrs. Fredericks? How does she prove her credibility?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

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