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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In The Cage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the main character stroll past on her way home?
(a) Captain Everard's apartment.
(b) Mr. Mudge's flat.
(c) Lady Braden's home.
(d) Mrs. Jordan's house.

2. Who is the main character of 'The Real Thing'?
(a) A businessman.
(b) An illustrator.
(c) A model.
(d) A patron of the arts.

3. How does James describe the Countess?
(a) Mousy and retiring.
(b) Fit and energetic.
(c) Stout and middle-aged.
(d) Fragile and unhealthy-looking.

4. What does the main character think Captain Everard thinks about her?
(a) He wants to help her, but cannot break convention to do so.
(b) He is grateful to her for her help, but cannot acknowledge it.
(c) He loves her but does not want to show it.
(d) He resents her intrusion into his affair, but can't acknowledge the affair.

5. What was Julianne Bordereau's response to the publisher's initial request?
(a) She rudely rejected him.
(b) She responded coyly.
(c) She started to negotiate with him.
(d) She proposed terms that were more expensive than he could afford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who chooses which visitors to admit to Mr. Offord's house?

2. What does Brooksmith enjoy about the gatherings at Mr. Offord's house?

3. Why does the publisher not get the papers?

4. Who is the boy Winterbourne meets?

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

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