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

2. Which of Henry's cousins joined the army in the first year of the war?

3. Who did Henry support and therefore wish not to get into an argument about during his visit in Marseilles?

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

5. What would Alice, Henry's sister, have done about the predicament with the Smiths?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Why does Henry feel guilty about Minny's death? Who rebukes Henry concerning her death?

2) What does Henry do when he can no longer write do to a painful hand? Who does he hire?

3) Describe Lamb House?

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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