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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. What does Catherine tell Mr. Townsend in Chapter 18?

2. Where does Mr Townsend tell Catherine he is going in Chapter 29?

3. Who is always supporting Dr. Sloper?

4. What is Catherine doing while being pushed out of the study?

5. How much time passes between Chapter 34 and 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Penniman disappointed in Chapter 23?

2. Why do Mr. Townsend and Catherine argue in Chapter 29?

3. What does Catherine announce to her father in Chapter 22?

4. What does Catherine tell her father in Chapter 18?

5. What does Catherine receive in Chapter 31?

6. What happens on the night before they return to New York?

7. What is Mrs. Penniman told by Dr. Sloper in Chapter 19?

8. What does Dr. Sloper announce after six months abroad according to Chapter 24?

9. What does Mrs. Penniman feel about Catherine?

10. What news does Mrs. Penniman give unceremoniously?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motives of different characters in the novel and why some people's motives might be considered questionable.

Essay Topic 2

Define setting and discuss the significance of Henry James' choice of setting in Washington Square.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Catherine's decision not to tell her father she will not marry Mr. Townsend after his death and how this ultimately affects Catherine.

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