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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 does Pemberton neglect to ask Mrs. Moreen?
(a) How much he will be paid.
(b) What his hours will be.
(c) Where he will stay.
(d) What he will be responsible for, exactly.

2. What is the Monarchs' reaction when the main character chooses Oronte and Miss Churm for the refined characters in the illustrations?
(a) They are disbelieving.
(b) They are outraged.
(c) They are depressed.
(d) They are shocked.

3. What outcome is the main character hoping his work will bring?
(a) Commissions for portraits.
(b) A commission to illustrate a series of books.
(c) Investors for his gallery.
(d) A commission to write a book.

4. What does the main character think of the Monarchs?
(a) They are coming to model for him.
(b) They are looking for their daughter.
(c) They have come to buy paintings.
(d) They will commission portraits.

5. Where doe Brooksmith end up finding work?
(a) In newspapers.
(b) In aristocratic houses.
(c) In museums.
(d) In lower-class households.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dencombe find when he reads his new book?

2. Who steers conversation at Mr. Offord's house?

3. Who is Jeffrey Aspern?

4. Why does Dencombe feel this way?

5. The Monarchs ask the main character to hire them as ___________.

(see the answer key)

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