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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. What did Henry's father say that Minny took exception to?

2. What did Hammond look like?

3. How did Henry like to be seen as a writer by people?

4. Where had Henry found some of the names he used in his novels?

5. What had intrigued John Addington Symonds?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Symonds' wife like?

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

4. Describe Minny Temple, Henry's cousin.

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

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

7. What is his play GUY DOMVILLE about?

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

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

10. Who is Hammond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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