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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is 'Daisy Miller' set?
(a) Berlin, Germany.
(b) London, England.
(c) Vevey, Switzerland.
(d) Paris, France.

4. How does James characterize the Monarchs as models?
(a) Uncreative.
(b) Fidgety.
(c) Useless.
(d) Inventive.

5. Where does the narrator think Brooksmith is now?
(a) Hobnobbing in London.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Waiting table for the gods.
(d) Playing horses in America.

6. What do the Monarchs insist on in respect to the main character?
(a) He should help them present an illusion of wealth.
(b) They will be excellent models for him.
(c) He should paint their portraits for a low price.
(d) He should sell them all of his work.

7. What is the main character working on when the Monarchs come to see him?
(a) Looking for a model.
(b) Illustrating a book.
(c) Writing a pamphlet.
(d) Composing a letter.

8. How does James describe Miss Churm?
(a) A milky-skinned, complacent girl.
(b) A dark, passionate girl.
(c) A freckled cockney girl.
(d) A fiery-tempered, red-cheeked girl.

9. Who is Morgan?
(a) A tutor.
(b) A gardener.
(c) A writer.
(d) A student.

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

11. Why does the publisher not get the papers?
(a) Miss Tita burns them.
(b) Miss Juliana burns them.
(c) They never actually existed.
(d) He cannot afford them.

12. What changes for Mr. Offord?
(a) He loses his memory.
(b) He inherits money.
(c) His health declines.
(d) He adopts Brooksmith.

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

14. What do Oronte and Miss Churm do to assume different characters?
(a) Begin speaking differently.
(b) Close their eyes.
(c) Invent speeches for the characters.
(d) Change clothes.

15. What does the publisher believe is the reason for Julianne Bordereau wearing a certain accessory in his presence?
(a) To hide the searing power of her eyes.
(b) To seduce him.
(c) To impress him.
(d) To protect herself from getting a headache.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miss Churm's relationship with the main character?

2. Who is the boy Winterbourne meets?

3. What kind of people are the Monarchs, according to the main character?

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

5. Where does Winterbourne encounter Daisy Miller the second time?

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