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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Brooksmith go after his mother dies?
(a) To Australia.
(b) He disappears.
(c) He departs on long travels.
(d) To America.

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

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

4. How does James describe Brooksmith's personality?
(a) Jolly.
(b) Ineffectual.
(c) Competent.
(d) Bumbling.

5. How does James describe Pemberton?
(a) Outgoing and gregarious.
(b) Brilliant and curious.
(c) Sophisticated and smart.
(d) Weak and ineffectual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the crowd like that came to Mr. Offord's house?

2. How does James characterize the relationship between Morgan and Pemberton?

3. What position do the Monarchs always occupy in the illustrations the main character makes?

4. How does James characterize the Monarchs?

5. What does Mrs. Moreen hold in her hands while she makes her offer to Pemberton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was 'Brooksmith' based on?

2. What is the significance of the illustrator's statement that he doesn't regret the experience of drawing the Monarchs?

3. What do the Europeans believe will happen to Daisy Miller, and what is their knowledge founded in?

4. What prevents Mr. Oliver Offord's friends from hiring Brooksmith?

5. How does the publisher involve Miss Tita in his plot?

6. Where does the narrator believe Brooksmith has gone?

7. What is the setting of 'Daisy Miller,' and why is this significant?

8. What is the narrator's interest in Brooksmith?

9. What is unique about James' narrative perspective in 'Brooksmith'?

10. Who is Pemberton? What is he hired to do?

(see the answer keys)

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