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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. Who is the main character?
(a) A telegraph operator.
(b) A clerk.
(c) A factory girl.
(d) A Countess.

2. Where do the main character and Captain Everard run into each other?
(a) In the grocery.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) At the theatre.
(d) In the park.

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

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

5. What disappointing news does the main character find out about Captain Everard?
(a) He is heavily in debt.
(b) He is dying of tuberculosis.
(c) He is generally regarded as a scoundrel.
(d) He has many mistresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does May Bartram think she has met John Marcher before?

2. What happens to Lady Bradeen's husband after he discovers his wife's affair?

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

4. What had John Marcher told May Bartram when they met earlier?

5. What did people think fiction should do, according to Henry James?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where had John Marcher and May Bartram met previously, and what had happened then?

2. Describe the relationship between Marcher and Bartram.

3. Describe Marcher's lifestyle.

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

5. How does James address the superstition that fiction is diabolical?

6. How does James address the formal rules prescribed for fiction?

7. What is the significance of the setting in 'The Middle Years'?

8. What is Marcher's realization at the end of 'The Beast in the Jungle'?

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

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

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