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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. Who is Mr. Giovanelli?

2. What does the publisher bring to Julianne Bordereau?

3. How does James describe Miss Churm?

4. How does James describe Pemberton?

5. Where is 'Daisy Miller' set?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Pemberton? What is he hired to do?

2. How does Winterbourne meet Daisy Miller?

3. How does the publisher involve Miss Tita in his plot?

4. What is it about Daisy Miller that is so shocking the Europeans, and certain Americans?

5. Describe Mr. Oliver Offord's salons.

6. What is the relationship between Pemberton and Morgan?

7. What is the narrator's interest in Brooksmith?

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

9. How effective is the unnamed publisher at getting the Aspern papers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Henry James' feelings about the friendship and possible homosexual relationship between men. How does he characterize this relationship, and what is its status compared with other kinds of relationships and friendships?

Essay Topic 3

Many of James' characters are weak or ineffectual young men. What virtues or strengths do these young men have, and do they compensate for their weaknesses?

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