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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 publication accepted Henry's first story written in the French style about an adulterous woman?

2. What French author did Henry enjoy reading?

3. Who became a regular visitor of Henry's while he was preparing to leave London?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Henry hire at the beginning of Chapter 6 and why?

2. Who visits Henry again and again as Henry prepares to leave London and what does he ask Henry to recount to him?

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

4. What is the difference between Henry and Hendrick and what do they have in common?

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

6. What do Henry and his friend, Perry, do during the first summer of the Civil War and what is the effect on them?

7. What is the importance of the book THE SCARLET LETTER by Hawthorne in Henry's life?

8. Who suggested to Henry's father, after his attack, that he should read a certain philosopher's writings; who was the philosopher and what effect did it have on Henry's father?

9. What location in Rome do Hendrick and Henry visit together and what is the significance of the visit?

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) What is a recurring theme concerning Henry's attitude toward children?

2) How did Henry lose the decorum between himself and the Smiths?

3) Describe the garden at Lamb House. What is the name of the gardener?

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

Essay Topic 2

1) Describe an incident in Alice's childhood where she interacts in a deviant way with her aunt Kate.

2) What speech does William give in Boston? Why doesn't Henry travel to Boston for the speech?

3) What is the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment? Who in Henry's family is in that regiment?

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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