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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. For how long has Spencer Brydon been living in Europe at the beginning of 'Jolly Corner'?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 33 years.

2. In what month is 'The Beast in the Jungle' set?
(a) July.
(b) January.
(c) May.
(d) October.

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

4. In what location is 'The Middle Years' set?
(a) A luxury spa.
(b) A country house.
(c) A private estate.
(d) A health resort.

5. What does the main character plan to do, when she is disappointed by Captain Everard?
(a) Break off with Mr. Mudge.
(b) Marry Mr. Mudge.
(c) Offer to work for Lady Bradeen.
(d) Expose the affair to Lady Bradeen's husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the main character stroll past on her way home?

2. How much time passes between May Bartram moving to London and her falling ill?

3. How does Dr. Hugh create a reason to meet Dencombe?

4. Why does John Marcher think he was invited along?

5. Where does Spencer Brydon return to at the beginning of 'Jolly Corner'?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dencombe's feelings about his own work.

2. What part does the telegraph operator play in the affair between Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard?

3. Describe the meeting between Dencombe and Dr. Hugh.

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

5. What is the irony in the secret Marcher has been keeping all these years?

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

7. What did James study before he took to writing, and how did this influence his writing?

8. Where do John Marcher and May Bartram meet in 'The Beast in the Jungle'?

9. What is the significance of the title of this story?

10. What happens in the affair between Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard?

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