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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. Humphrey find a pedestal with a globe on it?

2. What is described as being a parable, in "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?

3. What does the narrator ask the reader to think about, in "A Vignette"?

4. What does the narrator claim happened to him, at the end of "A Vignette"?

5. How was John Haynes predecessor killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the hedge maze, in "Mr. Humphreys and his Inheritance."

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

3. Why does Mr. Lake go to the cathedral, and who does he stay with in "An Episode of Cathedral History"? Why is this person important to the tale?

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

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

6. What did the dean find when he remodeled the church, in "An Episode of Cathedral History."

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

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

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

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

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

How does description play a role in an author's work? How does the author use description to draw the reader into the story? What are some examples where the description does not work?

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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