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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did William want to be at first?
(a) a poet
(b) a painter
(c) a banker
(d) a sculptor
2. With whom did Maud Elliot want to fix up Henry at one of her dinners?
(a) an old relative of hers who was visiting
(b) an older Italian sculptress
(c) an older visitor from America who was a fan of Henry's
(d) a widow and former Baroness von Rabe
3. Who was George Gammon?
(a) a local gardener who Henry hired
(b) Henry's butler at Lamb House
(c) a local storekeeper whom Henry especially liked
(d) Henry's cook at Lamb House
4. How old was Henry and how old was Constance when they met?
(a) Henry was 40, Constance 38
(b) Henry was 37, Constance 40
(c) Henry was 39, Constance 41
(d) Henry was 38, Constance 42
5. What did Bob want to do?
(a) become an accountant
(b) be a fisherman
(c) open a dry goods store
(d) be a farmer
6. Who was the brother of the Baroness von Rabe?
(a) the poet William Jones
(b) the writer Lewis Crawford
(c) the novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne
(d) the novelist Marion Crawford
7. Where in Rome did Henry attend a party?
(a) Palazzo Giovanni, overlooking the Spanish Steps
(b) Palazzo Pitti, overlooking the rooftops of Rome
(c) Palazzo Accoramboni, overlooking St. Peter's Square
(d) Palazzo Alfredo, overlooking the colosseum
8. What fort was Wilky's regiment sent to attack?
(a) Fort Sumner
(b) Fort Wagner
(c) Fort Savannah
(d) Fort Lee
9. What was the name of the little girl in the ghost story published in Colliers?
(a) Lucy
(b) Myra
(c) Flora
(d) Alice
10. Who became a regular visitor of Henry's while he was preparing to leave London?
(a) Francis Sturges
(b) his aunt Kate
(c) Oscar Wilde
(d) Edmund Gosse
11. Who did Henry meet in Paris in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Lucy and Marilyn Emmet
(b) Rosalind and Betty Emmet
(c) Lucinda and Mary Emmet
(d) Rosina and Bay Emmet
12. To whom does Henry introduce Constance in Florence?
(a) Florence Lett and Lily Norton
(b) his friends, Mrs. and Mr. Miller
(c) his aunt Kate and his cousin, Henrietta
(d) Francis Boott and his daughter Lizzie
13. What does Henry seek to correct about the American girls he tours Paris with?
(a) their flirtatiousness with European men
(b) their speech, the way they drop consonants
(c) their rude manners
(d) their gaudy clothes
14. What did Henry and William have in common?
(a) didn't join the army and studied at Harvard
(b) were Minny Temple's admirers
(c) were their father's favorite sons
(d) were interested in fame, fortune and women
15. What does Henry buy for his house which he is advised not to buy?
(a) an old desk
(b) a tapestry
(c) a brass bed
(d) an ornate lamp
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Wilky and Bob have in common?
2. Who did Henry support and therefore wish not to get into an argument about during his visit in Marseilles?
3. What advantage did Emerson say Henry James, Sr. had over him?
4. What was the garden at Lamb House like?
5. What hadn't he done for a long time because of his painful hand?
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