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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winterbourne realize with a shock, about Daisy Miller?

2. Who steers conversation at Mr. Offord's house?

3. What is the Monarchs' reaction when the main character chooses Oronte and Miss Churm for the refined characters in the illustrations?

4. How does James characterize Oronte and Miss Churm as models?

5. Where does the narrator think Brooksmith is now?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect do the Monarchs have on the illustrator's art?

2. What is James saying about aristocracy in 'The Real Thing'?

3. Who are Major and Mrs. Monarch?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of James' relationships are platonic friendships. What do you think is the value of marriage in these stories, and do you think that James is somehow proposing that a different kind of relationship has a higher value than marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluation of 'The Tales of Henry James.' What is this book's place in our culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Henry James' views about social class, as represented in his stories. Is he someone who believes in the value of class, or does he seem to believe that every human being is inherently equal?

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