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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 in Marseilles?
(a) Pierre Boulet and his wife
(b) Peter Bourget and his wife Claire
(c) Paul Bourget and his wife
(d) Henri Bourgis and his wife

2. What hadn't he done for a long time because of his painful hand?
(a) written any serious letters
(b) eaten any steak or food he had to cut with a knife
(c) had a good night's sleep
(d) kept up with the serialized novel he was writing

3. Who had once stayed in the guest room at Lamb House?
(a) George Bernard Shaw
(b) Lord Tennyson
(c) Queen Victoria
(d) George I

4. What did Henry and William have in common?
(a) were Minny Temple's admirers
(b) were interested in fame, fortune and women
(c) were their father's favorite sons
(d) didn't join the army and studied at Harvard

5. What was Henry's dog's name?
(a) Bruno
(b) George
(c) King
(d) Maximilian

Short Answer Questions

1. What favor had Mrs. Smith asked of Henry when in his employ in London?

2. To whom is Mrs. Smith's sister now married?

3. What are Hendrik and Henry celebrating when they have dinner at Hendrik's favorite restaurant?

4. What was the name of the little girl in the ghost story published in Colliers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between Henry and Hendrick and what do they have in common?

2. What was Henry's guest, Lily Norton, like and what did they have in common?

3. Who helps Henry choose furnishings for his house and what problem develops with that person?

4. What happens that develops a relationship between Henry and Mrs. Smith that's too intimate for a boss and his servant?

5. What is the importance of the book THE SCARLET LETTER by Hawthorne in Henry's life?

6. Which story did Henry decide to submit to which publication and which character in the story started to take on a life of her own, developing in ways Henry had not originally intended?

7. Who is Burgess Noakes and what is he like?

8. What does Florence Lett's daughter do and what effect does it have on Henry?

9. Who is Hendrick Andersen and what is Henry's relationship with him?

10. Who does Henry hire at the beginning of Chapter 6 and why?

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