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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. Constance had a letter of introduction from whom which she gave Henry?

2. How old was Henry James when he was touring Paris with the two American sisters?

3. Where in Rome did Henry attend a party?

4. What was the name of the little girl in the ghost story published in Colliers?

5. Who was the brother of the Baroness von Rabe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry do when he is summoned to Venice after Constance's suicide?

2. What happens that develops a relationship between Henry and Mrs. Smith that's too intimate for a boss and his servant?

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

7. What morbid thought comes to Henry when he envisions his life in Lamb House in Rye?

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

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

10. Who was Cabot Russell and what happened to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What incident with his father on the beach in Bologne does Henry remember? What is Henry's reaction to it?

2) Describe the argument Henry James Sr. and Minny Temple have. What do they argue about? What is Mrs. James's opinon of the Minny's part in the argument?

3) What unusual sleeping arrangements must be faced by Holmes and Henry? How do they react to the situation?

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

Essay Topic 2

1) Who volunteers to help Henry decorate his new home in Rye? and what problem develops?

2) Describe Henry's father's debilitating experience. Who asked Henry about it?

3) What philosopher does Henry James Sr. read who changes his outlook on life to a happier one? What is it that Henry's father finds of interest

in the books of this philosopher?

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

Essay Topic 3

1) Who is Lily Norton? Describe her.

2) Why doesn't Henry think Lily will ever marry?

3) Describe Mrs. Smith's sister who recovered from cancer. Who is she married to?

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

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