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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. Where does Mr. Garrett realize the will is hidden?

2. Who has memories about where the rose garden is to be planted?

3. Who does Mr. Williams learn was hung for a crime while the artist was painting his picture?

4. What does Abbot Thomas's treasure consist of?

5. What type of person is Magnus De la Gardie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Parkins, in "Oh Whistle, and I'll come to You, My Lad."

2. Why does Mr. Somerton's servant summon Mr. Gregory, in "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas"? What does Mr. Gregory do for Mr. Somerton ?

3. What does Dennistoun learn about the house in the painting, in "The Mezzotint"?

4. What is Abbot Thomas's treasure? Where is it located?

5. Why is Mr. Anderson in Jutland Viborg, in "Number 13"?

6. How does Dennistoun arrive at S. Bertrand, and why does he want to go to the church?

7. What happens to John Eldred, at the end of "The Tractate Middoth"? What happens to Mr. Garrett?

8. Describe Mr. Wraxall from the story, Count Magnus.

9. Where does Dennistoun lock the painting away? What does Mr. Dennistoun's servant see in the painting?

10. How does Dennistoun come across Canon Alberic's Scrapbook?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the interaction between Mr. Wraxall and Mary Simpson. How do these characters help each other? Why does Mr. Wraxall want to help Mary Simpson? Is love a theme of this story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the prayer books, in "Uncommon Prayer-Books." What is the significance of this story and how does it apply to the theme of magic and religion?

Essay Topic 3

How does James treat female characters in his stories? Choose one female character and explain James' depiction of her. Is she a positive or negative character? What is the significance of James' choices?

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