2. What did Henry's mother do to prevent Henry from joining the Civil War?
(a) She invented an illness and treated him as if he were ill.
(b) She tried to make him fearful about serving in the army.
(c) She told him horror stories about soldiers injured in the war.
(d) She said she couldn't stand the strain of his joining.

3. Where did Henry spend time that summer in Chapter 6?
(a) on a vist to America
(b) in Venice
(c) in the villages of the Suffolk coast
(d) in Ireland

4. What did Maud Howe Elliot and her artist husband want Henry to do?
(a) to visit them regularly anytime and mingle with their guests
(b) to write as novel with them as the main characters
(c) to visit the tourist attractions of Rome with them
(d) to leave them alone since they disliked him

5. Henry remembers that Constance was depressed when?
(a) when considering her age and being single
(b) on completing a novel and in the winter months
(c) in the fall and when she had no inspiration to write
(d) in the summer months and when visited by Americans

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Henry and Hendrik go on one of the only sunny days during Hendrik's visit to Lamb House?

2. What possession of Henry's brother, Wilky, had such a powerful effect on him and influenced his writing?

3. How long had the Smiths worked for Henry at Kensington?

4. What experience did Henry's father have in London many years ago which completely debilitated him?

5. What did Hendrick Andersen and Henry James have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Cabot Russell and what happened to him?

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

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

4. Who suggested to Henry's father, after his attack, that he should read a certain philosopher's writings; who was the philosopher and what effect did it have on Henry's father?

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

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. What location in Rome do Hendrick and Henry visit together and what is the significance of the visit?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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