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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the editors say James' essays on criticism are inconsistent?
(a) James' work made great developmental strides over his career.
(b) James himself changed his mind frequently.
(c) James' writing was inconsistent.
(d) They were written over the course of many years.

2. What happens to Dencombe before he can tell Dr. Hugh that he is a writer?
(a) Dr. Hugh tells him about the Countess and Miss Vernham.
(b) He dies.
(c) He faints.
(d) Dr. Hugh is called away.

3. How does James characterize the neighborhood where the telegraph office is located?
(a) Bustling.
(b) Upscale.
(c) Dingy.
(d) Lower-class.

4. How much time passes between May Bartram moving to London and her falling ill?
(a) A few years.
(b) A year.
(c) Many years.
(d) Six months.

5. Where does John Marcher meet May Bartram?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In London.
(c) During a theatre performance.
(d) Touring a country house.

6. How does James characterize Spencer Brydon's alter ego?
(a) Deformed.
(b) Devious.
(c) Black.
(d) Sickly.

7. Where does John Marcher work?
(a) He is an artist.
(b) In a government office.
(c) In a newspaper office.
(d) In a publishing house.

8. Who is May Bartram?
(a) A teacher in the school John Marcher visited.
(b) A student studying in the museum John Marcher was touring.
(c) A guest in the country house John Marcher is touring.
(d) A tourist.

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

10. How does James characterize John Marcher's social life?
(a) He travels as much as possible.
(b) He hardly ever goes out.
(c) He accepts invitations from time to time.
(d) He is always socializing.

11. Where does May Bartram think she has met John Marcher before?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In Italy.
(c) In Rome.
(d) In London.

12. What does the main character do to help Lady Bradeen?
(a) Protects her reputation.
(b) Warns her about her husband's visit.
(c) Corrects an error in her telegram.
(d) Saves her money.

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

14. Why does the main character refuse the fiancee's offer?
(a) He cannot support her mother as well as her.
(b) She likes being close to the upper class.
(c) She is anxious to leave her job.
(d) It would not be respectable to move to his neighborhood.

15. Who haunts the house on jolly corner?
(a) Spencer Brydon's love for Miss Staverton.
(b) The man Spencer Brydon could have been.
(c) Spencer Brydon's father.
(d) Spencer Brydon's former self.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the young man, whom Dencombe sees approaching, doing?

2. What assurance does Dr. Hugh give Dencombe?

3. Who is Miss Vernham?

4. What distracts Dencombe from his meditation on his own future?

5. How does James characterize the relationship between May Bartram and John Marcher?

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