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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. Where does Brooksmith go after his mother dies?

3. What was Julianne Bordereau's response to the publisher's initial request?

4. How does the main character describe the Monarchs' intelligence?

5. Where is Oronte from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the conditions under which Morgan dies.

4. Who are Major and Mrs. Monarch?

5. What is the relationship between Pemberton and Morgan?

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

7. What is the irony in the title ''The Real Thing'?

8. How does Winterbourne meet Daisy Miller?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What makes Henry James an American author?

Essay Topic 3

Which critical insight do you find most useful to understanding Henry James' work? Make an argument for one critical view of his stories. Tell why other critics were not as useful to your view of James.

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