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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. To whom is Mrs. Smith's sister now married?

2. What did Hendrick Andersen and Henry James have in common?

3. Where did Henry spend time that summer in Chapter 6?

4. What did Henry's mother do to prevent Henry from joining the Civil War?

5. What place in Rome do Henry and Hendrik visit together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Henry's guest, Lily Norton, like and what did they have in common?

2. Who was George Gammon and what was he like?

3. Which story did Henry decide to submit to which publication and which character in the story started to take on a life of her own, developing in ways Henry had not originally intended?

4. Who does Henry bring along with him from London to continue in his hire?

5. Where did the James family move and what brought about Henry's first breakthrough in his writing at the end of Chapter 7?

6. Who is Hendrick Andersen and what is Henry's relationship with him?

7. What transpires when Hendrick visits Henry at Lamb House?

8. With whom does Henry tour Paris and what are they like?

9. Who helps Henry choose furnishings for his house and what problem develops with that person?

10. What does Florence Lett's daughter do and what effect does it have on Henry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Who is Burgess Noakes? Describe him.

2) What problem does Henry have with his servants , the Smiths and how does he finally resolve it?

3) How would Constance have resolved the problem with the Smiths? How would Alice, his sister-in-law handled the problem?

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

1) In the beginning of the book Henry has a dream. Describe the dream. Where does it take place? Which of Henry's relatives are in it? What is Henry's reaction to it?

2) What does Henry like about having a play of his produced? What is his relationship to the actors taking parts in his play? What hopes does he have for it and for being a playwright rather than a novelist?

3) Compare Henry's play to Oscar Wilde's play. How do the audiences of the different plays react?

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

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