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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 is the publisher trying to get his hands on?

2. What does the publisher agree to do for Julianne Bordereau?

3. How does James describe Pemberton's salary?

4. What is the cause of Daisy Miller's death?

5. Why has Winterbourne come to the place where he meets Daisy Miller?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Major and Mrs. Monarch?

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

3. What was 'Brooksmith' based on?

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

5. What is the first surprise we find out about Major and Mrs. Monarch?

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

7. Who are Miss Churm and Oronte?

8. How does Winterbourne meet Daisy Miller?

9. What is the significance of the illustrator's statement that he doesn't regret the experience of drawing the Monarchs?

10. Where does the narrator believe Brooksmith has gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the critical commentary for one of the stories. Which commentator seems to provide the most helpful insight into the story? How do you explain the other commentators' interest? What remains to be explained after these different commentaries?

Essay Topic 2

Money is an issue for many of the characters in James' stories. Where does money come from, and who produces it? Which, if any, characters, have earned their freedom by making money themselves, and what kind of freedom do the other characters come by or struggle to attain?

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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