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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. What publication accepted Henry's first story written in the French style about an adulterous woman?
(a) the North American Review
(b) the Newport News
(c) the Atlantic Monthly
(d) the Continental Monthly

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

3. What did Henry like about Holmes Jr.?
(a) his wordiness and bursts of sermon-like phrases
(b) his honesty and forthrightness
(c) his intellectuality and solemness
(d) his steadfast friendship

4. What had William Dean Howells told Sturges during their meeting in Paris?
(a) that he was ready finally to have a romantic fling
(b) that Sturges should live and be glad of it while he was young
(c) that he was ashamed to be a homosexual
(d) that he didn't like Paris as well as London

5. Who was the person Alice disliked and lived below her in London?
(a) a novelist
(b) a nurse
(c) a prim English woman
(d) a clergyman

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Henry introduce Constance in Florence?

2. What was Henry's dog's name?

3. What did Henry's father live on?

4. What story was one of the delights of Henry's childhood?

5. How long had the Smiths worked for Henry at Kensington?

(see the answer key)

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