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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: October 1899.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how much does Lamb House go on sale for after the owner dies?
(a) two and a half thousand pounds
(b) two thousand pounds
(c) four thousand pounds
(d) three thousand pounds

3. What did Henry like about Americans?
(a) their independence and love of freedom
(b) their Yankee practicality
(c) their tolerance of others
(d) their yearning openness and readiness for experience

4. What was the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Civil War Regiment?
(a) Henry's brother William had served in it.
(b) It was the first primarily black regiment of the American army
(c) It was the main theme of one of Henry's stories
(d) Henry had almost joined the regiment.

5. How did Henry like to be seen as a writer by people?
(a) as a popular, rich success
(b) as a writer who would be known as a genius in the future
(c) as a noble, selfless non-materialist devoted to his art
(d) as a playwright not a novelist

Short Answer Questions

1. The girls Henry meets in Paris are the daughters of whom?

2. What profession did Henry's friend, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., have?

3. What did Bob want to do?

4. What was Minny Temple like?

5. What did the doctors tell Henry's father he must do after he had that vision or attack?

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