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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. How did Henry's good friend, Constance Fenimore Woolson, die?
(a) She died of a heart attack in Venice.
(b) She died of tuberculosis in Venice.
(c) She committed suicide in Venice.
(d) She died of a fever in Venice.

2. Who visits Henry in the first chapter?
(a) his cousin Minny
(b) his brother William
(c) Oscar Wilde
(d) an expatriate Russian princess

3. How did Henry treat the actors in his play?
(a) He complemented their acting ability constantly.
(b) He criticized their acting ability.
(c) He spoiled them with hampers of food.
(d) He ignored them.

4. To whom does Henry introduce Constance in Florence?
(a) Florence Lett and Lily Norton
(b) Francis Boott and his daughter Lizzie
(c) his friends, Mrs. and Mr. Miller
(d) his aunt Kate and his cousin, Henrietta

5. How old was Henry James when he was touring Paris with the two American sisters?
(a) 59
(b) 57
(c) 56
(d) 55

Short Answer Questions

1. What news did Henry's friends, Jonathan Sturges and Edmond Gosse, bring him?

2. Who was Lord Alfred Douglas?

3. What was Minny Temple like?

4. What upsets Henry the most when visiting the Wolseleys?

5. What would his friend, Constance Fenimore Woolson, have done about the Smiths?

(see the answer key)

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