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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Beast in the Jungle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the publisher's rent?
(a) 100 francs.
(b) 1,000 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 1,000 francs.

2. What allows May Bartram to buy this?
(a) An inheritance.
(b) Profits from her novel.
(c) Her personal fortune.
(d) A gift from her fiancée.

3. How does James characterize Lady Bradeen?
(a) Mousy and fragile.
(b) Savvy and manipulative.
(c) Intimidating and smart.
(d) Elegant and beautiful.

4. Why does Dencombe feel this way?
(a) He did not expect this money to come to him.
(b) He has published so many novels, he has gone through this before.
(c) This is his first book.
(d) His previous books were not well received, and he does not expect this one to be either.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May Bartram tell John Marcher about his secret?

2. What effect have the Monarchs had on the main character's art, according to Jack Hawley?

3. What does John Marcher realize he should have done?

4. How does James characterize the lifestyle John Marcher leads?

5. What does May Bartram buy in London?

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