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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. Who was Hammond?

2. Who is Gus Barker?

3. What famous novelist visited the Jameses in Paris?

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

5. How did Henry treat the actors in his play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is his play GUY DOMVILLE about?

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

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

5. What does Oscar Wilde's wife do because of the scandal and trial of Wilde?

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

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

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

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

10. What was Symonds' wife like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

1) Describe briefly each of the children of Henry James.

2) Describe Henry James Sr. and his wife briefly.

3) Describe Lady Wolseley briefly.

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

Essay Topic 3

1) Discuss Henry's view on the nature of success and failure. Does he feel one should strive for material succcess and popularity or

serve his art and be true to his artistic vision no matter what?

2) Describe Henry's visit to Lord Houghton's castle in Dublin. What is the entertainment? What is Henry's reaction to his stay there?

3) Describe Henry's visit with Lord and Lady Wolseley at the Royal Hospital in Dublin. Who is his manservant there and what is his relationship with him? Who is Mr. Webster and how does he interact with Henry?

4) Choose one of the three topics to discuss in writing.

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