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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. How did Henry like the court at Dublin Castle?

2. When did Henry James Senior die?

3. Why were the family meals a trial for Alice?

4. What did the emerging story idea do for Henry?

5. Where was Henry's play held?

Short Essay Questions

1. What English locale entrances Henry and what is it like?

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

3. What was the reception of Henry's play in comparison with the reception of Oscar Wilde's play?

4. Describe Minny Temple, Henry's cousin.

5. Why had the two lords invited Henry to visit them in Ireland?

6. How was Princess Casamassima a double portrait of Henry's sister, Alice?

7. What happened when Alice's father died within a year after her mother's death?

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

9. Who was Gus Barker?

10. How did Alice react to her mother's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Who volunteers to help Henry decorate his new home in Rye? and what problem develops?

2) Describe Henry's father's debilitating experience. Who asked Henry about it?

3) What philosopher does Henry James Sr. read who changes his outlook on life to a happier one? What is it that Henry's father finds of interest

in the books of this philosopher?

4) Choose of of the three topics to write about.

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) Who is Lily Norton? Describe her.

2) Why doesn't Henry think Lily will ever marry?

3) Describe Mrs. Smith's sister who recovered from cancer. Who is she married to?

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

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