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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. With what poet's sister did Henry compare Alice?

2. What had Hammond been before he was employed by the Wolseleys?

3. In what century is the play set?

4. For whom had the Royal Hospital at Kilmainham been built?

5. What famous novelist visited the Jameses in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Henry decide to visit after the failure of his play in London and why?

2. What is his play GUY DOMVILLE about?

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

4. What does Holmes talk about with Henry's brother, William, and not with Henry?

5. What former friend of Henry's does the Russian princess mention and why does it upset Henry?

6. What incident with his father in Boulogne haunts Henry?

7. Describe Minny Temple, Henry's cousin.

8. Why was the success of his play so important to Henry?

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

10. Who is Hammond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Where does Henry's family originally come from in Ireland? How does Webster insult Henry about his family?

2) Describe the costume ball that Lady Wolseley puts on during Henry's visit? Who does Mrs. Webster dress as? Who does Mona dreaa as?

3) Who is Mona? What upsets Henry concerning her?

4) Choose one of the three topics and write on it.

Essay Topic 2

1) What two girls does Henry tour Paris with. Describe them and Henry's opinion o them.

2) Describe Constance Fenimore Woolson.

3) Why is Constance Henry's closest friend?

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

Essay Topic 3

1) How did Henry James Sr. lose his leg? Go into as much detail as possible.

2) What was Henry James Sr.'s first thought about the Civil War in relation to his sons?

3) What was the change in Henry's father's opinion about the war and his family's involvement later?

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

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