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The Beast in the Jungle | Quiz

Henry James
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The Beast in the Jungle | Quiz

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1)

To where does John often have May accompany him as revealed at the beginning of Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

A restaurant.
The store.
The park.
The opera.
2)

What kind of stare does the man in mourning give John in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Sad.
Immediate and vague.
Ominous.
Haunting and dreary.
3)

What does John say he took the measurement of in the interest of his and May's nerves in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

The abyss.
The tiger.
The mystic line.
The heart.
4)

Finish this sentence: "Yes, but since, as you say, I'm only, so far as people make out, _______." (from Chapter 3)

Happy.
Real.
Successful.
Ordinary.
5)

What kind of failure does the narrator say a "drop of dignity under the shadow" would become in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

Horrible.
Silly.
Grotesque.
Insane.
6)

Complete the sentence: "What do you regard as the very worst that at this time of day can ______ to me." (from Chapter 4)

Occur.
Happen.
Become.
Fathom.
7)

What feeling does John have towards the man in mourning at the cemetery in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Compassion.
Pity.
Hatred.
Envy.
8)

How does the narrator describe the truth once John discovers his love for May in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Silly and vague.
Haunting and true.
Vivid and monstrous.
Devastating.
9)

What reason does John give for not wanting to question May about what she knows about his secret in Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

Because he doesn't want to find out.
Because he doesn't want to lose her.
Because he is afraid to learn the truth.
Because he doesn't want them to have an argument.
10)

What quality of May's does John claim she has "finer" than him? (from Chapter 3)

Her compassion.
Her heart.
Her nerves.
Her skin.
11)

Complete this sentence: "I believe you; but I can't begin to _______ I understand." (from Chapter 5)

Feel.
Make.
Mean.
Pretend.
12)

Finish this sentence: "Why I thought it the point you were just making--that we had looked most things in the ______." (from Chapter 4)

Face.
Heart.
Eye.
Head.
13)

How is May's chair described in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

Dark brown.
Deep and old fashioned.
Old and dusty.
Leather and tarnished.
14)

Where does John visit the day he comes home from his travels? (from Chapter 6)

May's grave.
His house.
A bar.
A park.
15)

What does May claim is the only thing that concerns her after she and John begin discussing his secret in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

For her to be happy.
For John to be happy.
For them to be friends.
For John to pass as normal.
16)

Finish this sentence: "If you're glad of what it's not it might then have been _____." (from Chapter 5)

Worse.
Better.
Good.
Bad.
17)

What does the narrator say May's grave was John's one witness to in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

A past glory.
His demise.
His one home.
His heart.
18)

Who comes into the room where May and John are having their conversation near the end of Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

May's cousin.
A cat.
May's maid.
A dog.
19)

Where does John say his time with May moved him more than his impressions of? (from Chapter 6)

England and France.
India and Egypt.
Africa and Asia.
Italy and Persia.
20)

What does the narrator say May's name on her headstone did to John in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Killed him.
Smote him.
Hurt him.
Silenced him.
21)

What words does John use to describe May's appearance near the beginning of Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

"In the zone."
"Senseless."
"Out of sorts."
"Out of it."
22)

Complete this sentence: "You mean that it has come as a positive definite ______, with a name and a date." (from Chapter 5)

Occurrence.
Certainty.
Time.
Chance.
23)

What two words are used to describe the light in May's eyes in Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

Frozen and colorful.
Dark and dank.
Strange and cold.
Hard and bright.
24)

Complete this sentence: "Did we ever dream, with all our dreams, that we should sit and _______ of thus." (from Chapter 5)

Discuss.
Dream.
Talk.
Laugh.
25)

Complete this sentence: "I don't know why it shouldn't make me _________, which is what we're speaking of as right as it makes you." (from Chapter 3)

Humanly.
Sane.
Happy.
Jovial.
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