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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Pemberton?
(a) A student.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A gentleman.
(d) A tutor.

2. What thought do Mr. Offord's friends give Brooksmith after Mr. Offord's death?
(a) They ignore his requests for help or referrals.
(b) They think it would be wrong to hire him themselves.
(c) One of Mr. Offord's friends takes him in as his butler.
(d) They get together to help find him a new position.

3. What does Mr. Offord conduct in his home?
(a) Political meetings.
(b) A reading club.
(c) A salon.
(d) Business meetings.

4. What does Morgan urge Pemberton to do?
(a) Stay with him no matter the cost.
(b) Adopt him and raise him as his son.
(c) Take a highly-paid job with another family.
(d) Walk out of the Moreens' house.

5. Paula and Amy Moreen are employed at _____________.
(a) Charity work.
(b) Finding husbands.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Factory work.

6. What was the crowd like that came to Mr. Offord's house?
(a) Mostly women.
(b) All men.
(c) Mostly men.
(d) All women.

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

8. What does the narrator send to Brooksmith?
(a) Medicine.
(b) A doctor.
(c) Friends.
(d) Money.

9. What does Daisy Miller do that gives people the idea that she and Mr. Giovanelli are engaged?
(a) Spends time with him alone.
(b) Kisses him publicly.
(c) Visits his house.
(d) Wears jewelry he gives her.

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

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

12. What condition does Pemberton impose on his agreement to work without pay?
(a) Morgan will not be told that he is working for nothing.
(b) He will be boarded and clothed for free as well.
(c) Morgan will know that he is working for nothing.
(d) He will get paid retroactively if the Moreens make money.

13. What does Pemberton neglect to ask Mrs. Moreen?
(a) What he will be responsible for, exactly.
(b) What his hours will be.
(c) Where he will stay.
(d) How much he will be paid.

14. Where does Brooksmith work after his illness?
(a) As a waiter.
(b) As a cook.
(c) As a footman.
(d) As a stable hand.

15. Who is Mr. Giovanelli?
(a) A street urchin.
(b) An Italian lawyer.
(c) A con man.
(d) A salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does the narrator stop by Mr. Offord's house?

2. How does James characterize Oronte and Miss Churm as models?

3. What outcome is the main character hoping his work will bring?

4. Who steers conversation at Mr. Offord's house?

5. What is Brooksmith's reaction to Mr. Offord's death?

(see the answer keys)

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