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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 do the police suspect killed Mr. Poshwitz?

2. Where are the two men vacationing in "A Warning to the Curious"?

3. What does the narrator read about John Haynes, at the start of "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?

4. What does Mr. Paxton discover, in "A Warning to the Curious"?

5. What does Mr. Humphrey see in the hole in the paper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the old man Mr. Davidson meets tell him about, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?

2. What is in the sphere at the end of "Mr. Humphreys and his Inheritance," and what does Mr. Humphreys decide it means?

3. How does Miss Denton use the diary, in the story "The Diary of Mr. Poynter"?

4. In "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," what does Mrs. Porter says is wrong at the church?

5. What is the legend of the three crowns?

6. What does the narrator learn about the wood carvings, at the end of "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?

7. What role does the secretary play, in "Casting the Runes"?

8. Why does Squire Francis Bowles want to be buried in an earthy grave?

9. What inheritance does Mr. Humphreys receive from his uncle?

10. What passage does Mr. Humphreys find that describes the maze?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Dennistoun. Why does James choose to use this character in another story? What is the benefit of this? What is the significance of Dennistoun not believing in the supernatural?

Essay Topic 3

How does James address the theme of religion in his book? Choose two examples of examples of how religion presents itself and explain how these examples contribute to the theme religion.

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