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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 Dencombe expect when he opens the package he has received?
2. Where does Spencer Brydon return to at the beginning of 'Jolly Corner'?
3. What has Dencombe just received as 'The Middle Years' opens?
4. With whom does the main character become infatuated?
5. What distracts Dencombe from his meditation on his own future?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the tragedy of 'The Middle Years'?
2. What is the significance of the title of this story?
3. What happens in the affair between Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard?
4. What did James study before he took to writing, and how did this influence his writing?
5. Describe Marcher's lifestyle.
6. What is the difference between the doctor's relationship with Dencombe and his relationship with the Countess?
7. What is the significance of the setting in 'The Middle Years'?
8. What effect does the affair of Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard have on the telegraph operator?
9. What is the telegraph operator's fiancée asking her to do?
10. What happens to bring May Bartram and John Marcher into closer friendship?
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
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?
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