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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 story was one of the delights of Henry's childhood?
(a) the story of Alice in Wonderland
(b) the story of his father's wooden leg
(c) the his mother's childhood
(d) the story of Rip Van Winkle

2. What problem does Henry have with the Smiths which forces him to fire them?
(a) They both start drinking heavily
(b) They are keep taking off and going back to London.
(c) They both are caught stealing
(d) They both start becoming rude and surly to guests.

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

4. The books of what philosopher did Henry's father start reading after his vision and attack?
(a) Kant
(b) Spinoza
(c) Schopenhauer
(d) Swedenborg

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Henry James when he was touring Paris with the two American sisters?

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

3. What did Henry's father live on?

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

5. Where in Rome did Henry attend a party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Henry and his friend, Perry, do during the first summer of the Civil War and what is the effect on them?

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

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

4. Where did the James family move and what brought about Henry's first breakthrough in his writing at the end of Chapter 7?

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

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

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

9. To whom does Henry introduce Constance and where; what is the result?

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

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