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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 Parkins do with the whistle, at the end of "Oh Whistle, and I'll come to You, My Lad"?

2. What is the Englishman interested in looking through at S. Bertrand Church?

3. How does the caretaker at S. Bertrand Church act around the Englishman?

4. What mysterious being does Mr. Williams see in the painting?

5. Who does Mr. Wraxall learn was born in Chorazin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Garrett goes to look for the Tractate Middoth a second time?

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

3. Describe the caretaker of S. Bertrand Church.

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

5. Describe the documents Mr. Anderson finds at the end of "Number 13." Where does he find them? What do they reveal? What does he do with them?

6. What the city of Chorazin, and how does Mr. Wraxall learn about it?

7. What painting does Mr. Williams think Dennistoun would like, in "The Mezzotint"? What does Dennistoun think of the painting?

8. How does Mr. Anderson's room change, in "Number 13"?

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

10. Why does Parkins get rid of the metal object he finds, in "Oh Whistle, and I'll come to You, My Lad"? How does he get rid of it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relationship between Count Magnus and Mr. Wraxall? What purpose does this relationship serve in the story "Count Magnus." Why does James utilize this chemistry between characters?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term climax and decide where the point of climax is within a story of your choice. Explain how the event fits the definition of climax and site examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How does James use the theme of greed in his stories? Choose one story that uses the theme of greed and explain whether James uses the story to teach a lesson. What is that lesson and how does James present it to the reader?

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