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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. What does the boy ask Winterbourne for in the garden?
(a) A cube of sugar.
(b) Directions.
(c) Money.
(d) A book.

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

3. What does Winterbourne realize with a shock, about Daisy Miller?
(a) She is already sleeping with Mr. Giovanelli.
(b) She is already secretly married.
(c) She is not a respectable woman.
(d) She is too innocent for her own good.

4. How far is the publisher willing to go to get the Aspern papers?
(a) Marrying Miss Tita.
(b) Paying 1,000 francs.
(c) Paying 1,000 pounds.
(d) Marrying Julianne Bordereau.

5. What accessory does Julianne Bordereau wear in the publisher's presence?
(a) A green eye shade.
(b) A head wrap.
(c) An emerald necklace.
(d) An ostrich-feather hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the main character think of the Monarchs?

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

3. Where does Brooksmith go after his mother dies?

4. Who is Mr. Giovanelli?

5. How does James characterize the relationship between Mr. Offord and Brooksmith?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony in the title ''The Real Thing'?

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

3. What feelings does the ending of 'The Aspern Papers' create in the reader?

4. What is Brooksmith's relationship with Mr. Oliver Offord?

5. Describe Mr. Oliver Offord's salons.

6. What is the Moreens' financial situation, and how does this affect Pemberton?

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

8. What happens to Brooksmith when Mr. Oliver Offord dies?

9. What does 'The Real Thing' say about the nature of art?

10. What is the publisher trying to obtain in 'The Aspern Papers'?

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