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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: May 1899.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What county in Ireland had Henry's ancestors come from?
(a) Tyrone
(b) Kerry
(c) Cavan
(d) Cork

2. What mutual friend became the topic of conversation between Gosse and Henry after the trial?
(a) John Addington Symonds
(b) Yeats
(c) George Bernard Shaw
(d) Sturges

3. What would his friend, Constance Fenimore Woolson, have done about the Smiths?
(a) made it so unpleasant for them they would want to leave
(b) dismissed them at the first sign of inebriation
(c) persuaded them to go without rancor, or to reform
(d) let them stay on and would have hoped for the best

4. What English locale did Henry fall in love with?
(a) Rye
(b) Cornwall
(c) Brighton Beach
(d) Nottingham

5. What advantage did Emerson say Henry James, Sr. had over him?
(a) an understanding wife
(b) a more thorough knowledge of the Bible
(c) a large family
(d) first-hand knowledge of suffering and being alone to study

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Florence Lett's daughter look like and what was she wearing during her mother's visit to Lamb House?

2. When Henry decides to write his own version of the ghost story, where does he finally decide it should take place?

3. What part of Henry's hand hurt him?

4. How old was Henry and how old was Constance when they met?

5. Who is Gus Barker?

(see the answer key)

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