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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. When was the worst time for Alice when she had her most severe nervous breakdown?

2. Who was Lord Alfred Douglas?

3. Who are the two relatives who appear in Henry's dream?

4. What was Henry's brother, William, like?

5. What did Henry like about Holmes Jr.?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Webster and how does he interact with Henry?

2. What was Symonds' wife like?

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

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

5. Who is Hammond?

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

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

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

9. How did Alice react when a young man entered the room?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Where does the James family move to after Newport and what breakthrough in his writing does Henry have there regarding a sense memory?

2) Who is Mrs. Florence Lett? Describe her.

3) What does Mrs. Lett's daughter do which touches Henry and warms his heart?

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

Essay Topic 2

1) Who is Hendrik Andersen and what is his relationship with Henry?

2) What is revealed about the relationship between Henry and his brother William from the correspondence between them concerning the purchase of Lamb House by Henry?

3) What happens during the seance William and Alice have with the medium , Mrs. Fredericks? How does she prove her credibility?

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

Essay Topic 3

1) Who was Katherine Loring and what relationship did she have with Alice?

2) Who are Jonathan Sturges and Edmund Gosse? What is their relationship to Henry?

3) What is the scandal concerning Oscar Wilde? Describe some of the details of the scandal.

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

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