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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Henry visit first after his play was a failure in London?
(a) Lord Houghton
(b) Minny, his cousin
(c) William, his brother
(d) his Aunt Kate

2. When did Henry James Senior die?
(a) four years after his wife died
(b) three years after his wife died
(c) within a year after his wife died
(d) ten years after his wife died

3. How was the only child guest at the Royal hospital dressed for the costume ball?
(a) as the infanta of Velaquez' painting
(b) as Little Bo Peep
(c) as an angel
(d) as a fairy princess

4. What is the name of the producer and lead actor of Henry's play?
(a) Trevor
(b) William
(c) Alexander
(d) Oscar

5. When was the worst time for Alice when she had her most severe nervous breakdown?
(a) before and just after William's marriage
(b) when she was staying in London
(c) when she returned to New England
(d) when she was traveling in Italy

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mr. Webster?

2. What was Minny Temple like?

3. With whom did Alice develop a close friendship after her parents died?

4. What did Henry have to occupy his time with in the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. How did Henry like to be seen as a writer by people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident with his father in Boulogne haunts Henry?

2. Describe the mutual friend, John Addington Symonds, whom Henry and Gosse discuss after the trial.

3. What was Symonds' wife like?

4. With whom does Minny argue and about what?

5. How did Alice react to her mother's death?

6. Who was Gus Barker?

7. What former friend of Henry's does the Russian princess mention and why does it upset Henry?

8. What is his play GUY DOMVILLE about?

9. Who is Hammond?

10. Why had the two lords invited Henry to visit them in Ireland?

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