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

2. To whom does Henry introduce Constance in Florence?

3. Who helps Henry pick out furnishings for his house in Rye?

4. What did the doctors tell Henry's father he must do after he had that vision or attack?

5. What was one of the photographs Henry looked at at the beginning of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Constance go after Florence and what is also upsetting to Constance besides her depression?

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

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

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

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

9. To whom does Henry introduce Constance and where; what is the result?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Who in Rome invites Henry to parties and dinners at their palazzo? Describe them.

2) What does Henry give a speech on at one of the dinners in Rome? What is the reaction to the speech?

3) With whom do his Roman friends try to fix him up and what famous American woman is her relative?

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) What two girls does Henry tour Paris with. Describe them and Henry's opinion o them.

2) Describe Constance Fenimore Woolson.

3) Why is Constance Henry's closest friend?

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

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