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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Rome did Henry attend a party?
(a) Palazzo Pitti, overlooking the rooftops of Rome
(b) Palazzo Giovanni, overlooking the Spanish Steps
(c) Palazzo Alfredo, overlooking the colosseum
(d) Palazzo Accoramboni, overlooking St. Peter's Square

2. How old had Henry been when he first visited Rome?
(a) in his early thirties
(b) in his twenties
(c) forty-one
(d) in his teens

3. Who did Henry support and therefore wish not to get into an argument about during his visit in Marseilles?
(a) Zola and Dreyfuss
(b) Moliere and Lamartine
(c) Racine and Baudelaire
(d) Victor Hugo and Balzac

4. What did Henry's father live on?
(a) his wife's fortune
(b) his children's earnings
(c) his inheritance, rent and dividends
(d) his writing

5. When Henry decides on residing in Lamb House in Rye how long a lease does the owner grant him?
(a) a ten-year lease
(b) a twenty-one-year lease
(c) a twenty-year lease
(d) a thirty-one-year lease

6. Constance had a letter of introduction from whom which she gave Henry?
(a) from his aunt Kate
(b) from Minny Temple's sister, Sarah
(c) from his brother, William
(d) from Minny Temple's sister, Henrietta

7. Who was Burgess Noakes?
(a) boy-boy and valet to Henry at Lamb House
(b) the butler at Lamb House
(c) an old American friend who came to visit
(d) a magazine publisher friend of Henry's

8. How old was Florence Lett's daughter in Chapter 8?
(a) eight
(b) five
(c) seven
(d) six

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

10. What French author did Henry enjoy reading?
(a) Balzac
(b) Guy de Maupassant
(c) Racine
(d) Victor Hugo

11. Who was the famous mother of Maud Elliot?
(a) Mary Jane Patterson
(b) Sarah Emma Edmond
(c) Clara Barton
(d) Julia Ward Howe

12. What did Wilky and Bob have in common?
(a) handsome and attractive to women
(b) charming and charismatic to everyone
(c) noisy, not interested in education, became soldiers
(d) quiet and introverted

13. How old was Henry and how old was Constance when they met?
(a) Henry was 40, Constance 38
(b) Henry was 38, Constance 42
(c) Henry was 39, Constance 41
(d) Henry was 37, Constance 40

14. What did William want to be at first?
(a) a painter
(b) a sculptor
(c) a poet
(d) a banker

15. What is the only thing that depresses Henry about living at Lamb House?
(a) that his sister, Alice, hadn't seen it before she died
(b) that he might be lonely there
(c) that he will most likely die there
(d) that it is a distance from London

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Florence Letts' daughter do that touched Henry?

2. What does Henry buy for his house which he is advised not to buy?

3. What is the name of the parlor maid at Lamb House?

4. What does Henry like about the American girls' reaction to Paris?

5. Where and when had Henry met Constance?

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