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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: March 1899.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Henry decides on residing in Lamb House in Rye how long a lease does the owner grant him?
(a) a ten-year lease
(b) a twenty-year lease
(c) a twenty-one-year lease
(d) a thirty-one-year lease

2. What does Henry buy for his house which he is advised not to buy?
(a) a tapestry
(b) an ornate lamp
(c) a brass bed
(d) an old desk

3. With what poet's sister did Henry compare Alice?
(a) Mary Burns
(b) Emily Keats
(c) Dorothy Wordsworth
(d) Lydia Shelly

4. Who was the stenographer Henry hired?
(a) John Gordon
(b) William MacAlpine
(c) Kenneth MacDonald
(d) James MacDougal

5. What was the garden at Lamb House like?
(a) medium-sized but the plantings weren't to Henry's liking
(b) well-tended but too large for Henry's needs
(c) small with beautiful plantings
(d) neglected but with a great deal of promise

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Henry's sister Alice react when her mother died?

2. What hadn't he done for a long time because of his painful hand?

3. How did Alice behave when a young man came into the room?

4. How did the distinguished guest of the Jameses embarrass and shame Alice?

5. Where and when had Henry met Constance?

(see the answer key)

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