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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Real Thing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position do the Monarchs always occupy in the illustrations the main character makes?
(a) They are the only interesting figures in the pictures.
(b) They dominate the others.
(c) They bring life to the pictures.
(d) They drain life from the pictures.

2. How does James characterize the Moreens?
(a) Bookish.
(b) Naïve.
(c) Flamboyant.
(d) Frivolous.

3. How often does the narrator stop by Mr. Offord's house?
(a) Rarely.
(b) Never.
(c) Constantly.
(d) Regularly.

4. What is the publisher trying to get his hands on?
(a) Aspern's property.
(b) Aspern's lover.
(c) Aspern's unpublished manuscripts.
(d) Aspern's love letters.

5. Where does Brooksmith go after his mother dies?
(a) To Australia.
(b) To America.
(c) He disappears.
(d) He departs on long travels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Offord conduct in his home?

2. How far is the publisher willing to go to get the Aspern papers?

3. What does Winterbourne realize with a shock, about Daisy Miller?

4. What does Daisy Miller do that gives people the idea that she and Mr. Giovanelli are engaged?

5. How does James describe Brooksmith's physical appearance?

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