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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. Who followed John Harrington prior to his death?

2. Where does Squire Francis Bowles request to be buried, in "The Experiment"?

3. What is the name of the strange forest, in "A Neighbour's Landmark"?

4. Why did Mr. Lake go to the cathedral, in "An Episode of Cathedral History"?

5. What did the dean discover, in the story "An Episode of Cathedral History"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about Betton Woods?

2. Why is Mr. Karswell, one of the main characters in "Casting the Runes," a vicious man?

3. What does Mr. Harrington return to Mr. Karswell, and what happens to Mr. Karswell, at the end of "Casting the Runes"?

4. In "The Malice of Inanimate Objects," how do the objects attack the men in the story?

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

6. What happens when Mr. Davidson returns to the church on St. Mark's day?

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

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

9. Who reads Mr. Karswell's paper, in "Casting the Runes," and what happens to this person?

10. Who is Mr. Poschwitz, in the story "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When considering James's life, where do you believe he found the inspiration for his book? What does this book cause you to think about the author's life? How did James change the genre of horror and suspense writing?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does the setting effect the reader's experience of the story? Does it matter that the story is set in another country? Describe the setting of the story of you choice and explain how it is intertwined with the plot.

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