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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. What is the name of the parlor maid at Lamb House?
(a) Mary
(b) Lydia
(c) Molly
(d) Fanny

2. To whom is Mrs. Smith's sister now married?
(a) the gardener for Mr. Austin at Ashford
(b) the gardener for Lord Tennyson
(c) the gardener for a rich man in a neighboring town
(d) the cook at the Poet Laureate's

3. Who was George Gammon?
(a) a local storekeeper whom Henry especially liked
(b) Henry's butler at Lamb House
(c) a local gardener who Henry hired
(d) Henry's cook at Lamb House

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

5. What does Henry buy for his house which he is advised not to buy?
(a) an ornate lamp
(b) a tapestry
(c) an old desk
(d) a brass bed

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Henry's cousins joined the army in the first year of the war?

3. What did Florence Lett's daughter look like and what was she wearing during her mother's visit to Lamb House?

4. What was the name of the doctor who examined Henry?

5. Who did Henry support and therefore wish not to get into an argument about during his visit in Marseilles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which of Henry's brothers gives a speech; where is it given and about what?

2. Who was George Gammon and what was he like?

3. What morbid thought comes to Henry when he envisions his life in Lamb House in Rye?

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

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

6. How does Henry's mother keep Henry out of the Civil War and how does Henry respond to this?

7. With whom does Henry tour Paris and what are they like?

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

9. What does Henry do when he is summoned to Venice after Constance's suicide?

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

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