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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Middle Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Dencombe just received as 'The Middle Years' opens?
(a) A letter from his wife.
(b) Notice of a friend's death.
(c) His most recent book.
(d) A check.

2. What does Dencombe expect when he opens the package he has received?
(a) To be proud of his book.
(b) To find that the check was for less than he expected.
(c) To see the flaws in his book.
(d) To get a dire diagnosis for his health.

3. What does the publisher agree to do for Julianne Bordereau?
(a) Tend to the garden himself.
(b) Bring flowers to Miss Tita.
(c) Build a terrace in the garden.
(d) Hire someone to tend the garden.

4. What effect have the Monarchs had on the main character's art, according to Jack Hawley?
(a) They bring it to life.
(b) They expand it.
(c) They distract from it.
(d) They hurt it.

5. What thought does the narrator give to Brooksmith after Mr. Offord's death?
(a) He considers hiring him, but cannot afford it.
(b) He loans him money and helps him set up his own house.
(c) He does not give Brooksmith much thought.
(d) He refers him for a job somewhere else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the publisher's rent?

2. How does James describe Brooksmith's personality?

3. What does Dencombe realize as he dies?

4. What do Oronte and Miss Churm do to assume different characters?

5. How does Morgan die?

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