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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 warning does Miss Vernham give Dencombe?

2. Why does Lady Bradeen stop using the main character's telegraph office?

3. How much time passes between May Bartram moving to London and her falling ill?

4. For how long has Spencer Brydon been living in Europe at the beginning of 'Jolly Corner'?

5. Why does Dencombe feel this way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the telegraph operator's fiancée asking her to do?

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

3. What happens to bring May Bartram and John Marcher into closer friendship?

4. Describe Marcher's lifestyle.

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

6. What is the irony in the secret Marcher has been keeping all these years?

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

8. What does Marcher realize when May Bartram dies?

9. What part does the telegraph operator play in the affair between Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard?

10. Describe the meeting between Dencombe and Dr. Hugh.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate your own reading of 'The Tales of Henry James.' Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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