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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 does Henry seek to correct about the American girls he tours Paris with?

2. Who was the famous mother of Maud Elliot?

3. What had Henry's friend, Edward Warren, offered to do for Henry?

4. What problem does Henry have with the Smiths which forces him to fire them?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Burgess Noakes and what is he like?

7. How does Henry's mother keep Henry out of the Civil War and how does Henry respond to this?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe briefly each of the children of Henry James.

2) Describe Henry James Sr. and his wife briefly.

3) Describe Lady Wolseley briefly.

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

Essay Topic 2

1) Where does Henry's family originally come from in Ireland? How does Webster insult Henry about his family?

2) Describe the costume ball that Lady Wolseley puts on during Henry's visit? Who does Mrs. Webster dress as? Who does Mona dreaa as?

3) Who is Mona? What upsets Henry concerning her?

4) Choose one of the three topics and write on it.

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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