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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Jolly Corner.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who relies on the main character for support?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her fiancee.
(d) Her mother.

2. Who is Jeffrey Aspern?
(a) A painter.
(b) A publisher.
(c) A renowned poet.
(d) A clerk.

3. What does Dencombe realize as he dies?
(a) People only get one chance.
(b) Books only live forever if they have readers.
(c) Writers are already dead.
(d) People die and get reborn all the time.

4. Where does Dencombe feel he is in his life?
(a) Still developing toward his peak.
(b) Beyond the middle point.
(c) In the beginning.
(d) At the end.

5. Who chooses which visitors to admit to Mr. Offord's house?
(a) Mrs. Offord.
(b) Brooksmith.
(c) Mr. Offord.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the main character think Captain Everard thinks about her?

2. Where doe Brooksmith end up finding work?

3. What thought does the narrator give to Brooksmith after Mr. Offord's death?

4. What is Miss Staverton's relationship with Spencer Brydon?

5. How does James characterize the main character's feelings for her fiancee?

(see the answer key)

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