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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 has Dencombe just received as 'The Middle Years' opens?
(a) A check.
(b) Notice of a friend's death.
(c) A letter from his wife.
(d) His most recent book.

2. What does Dencombe feel about his future?
(a) He is depressed about his narrowing prospects.
(b) He is apprehensive about his savings holding out.
(c) He expects to begin over again.
(d) He looks forward to critical appreciation for the book he is working on now.

3. What does Dr. Hugh bring to Dencombe after Dencombe's collapse?
(a) A favorable review in a literary journal.
(b) Jewelry from the Countess.
(c) A copy of his first book for Dencombe to sign.
(d) Medication.

4. What does Dencombe find when he reads his new book?
(a) He despairs.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He cannot pay attention to it.
(d) He is impressed.

5. What is clear to the reader and to Captain Everard, but not to the main character?
(a) Captain Everard is fascinated with the main character.
(b) Captain Everard does not return her affection.
(c) Captain Everard is getting bored with Lady Bradeen.
(d) Lady Bradeen's husband is finding out about his wife's affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Dencombe before he can tell Dr. Hugh that he is a writer?

2. What did the old superstition say about fiction?

3. What was the content of the thing John Marcher told May Bartram?

4. Where is the telegraph office located in ''In the Cage'?

5. What is Miss Staverton's relationship with Spencer Brydon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the main character of 'In the Cage,' and what is he dilemma?

2. Who is Dr. Hugh?

3. Where is 'In the Cage' set?

4. What does Marcher realize when May Bartram dies?

5. Describe Spencer Brydon's encounter with his alter ego.

6. What does Dencombe realize in the end of 'The Middle Years'?

7. Describe Marcher's lifestyle.

8. Describe the meeting of Captain Everard and the telegraph operator.

9. Under what conditions does Spencer Brydon meet Miss Staverton again?

10. Describe the relationship between Marcher and Bartram.

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