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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Alice's arrival in England, what novel did Henry write that had a double portrait of her?

2. How did the audience like Henry's play?

3. Why did Henry decide to travel to Ireland?

4. In Chapter 1 where did Henry's dream take place?

5. How did Henry's sister Alice react when her mother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scandal results in Oscar Wilde being brought to open trial?

2. Describe who visits him at eleven o'clock.

3. What is the plot of the novel Henry writes at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What does Henry discover about Alice when they're caught in the rain in Newport?

5. What upsets Henry the most while visiting the Wolseleys?

6. What inspires Henry to return to his writing with vigor in the beginning of Chapter 4?

7. Who was Gus Barker?

8. Who is Hammond?

9. With whom does Minny argue and about what?

10. Briefly describe the dream Henry has in Chapter 1.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe an incident in Alice's childhood where she interacts in a deviant way with her aunt Kate.

2) What speech does William give in Boston? Why doesn't Henry travel to Boston for the speech?

3) What is the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment? Who in Henry's family is in that regiment?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) What is a recurring theme concerning Henry's attitude toward children?

2) How did Henry lose the decorum between himself and the Smiths?

3) Describe the garden at Lamb House. What is the name of the gardener?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) How does Henry change his opinion of the novel, THE SCARLET LETTER? How is this significant in Henry's life?

2) Describe the attack on Fort Wagner during the Civil War? What happens?

3) Who is James Barker and what happens to him in the Civil War?

4) Choose one of these three topics to write on.

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