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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 possession of Henry's brother, Wilky, had such a powerful effect on him and influenced his writing?
2. The girls Henry meets in Paris are the daughters of whom?
3. What did Henry's mother do to prevent Henry from joining the Civil War?
4. What hadn't he done for a long time because of his painful hand?
5. How did Henry's father lose his leg?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between Henry and Hendrick and what do they have in common?
2. Who is Burgess Noakes and what is he like?
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. Who is Hendrick Andersen and what is Henry's relationship with him?
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. With whom does Henry tour Paris and what are they like?
7. What morbid thought comes to Henry when he envisions his life in Lamb House in Rye?
8. Who visits Henry again and again as Henry prepares to leave London and what does he ask Henry to recount to him?
9. What location in Rome do Hendrick and Henry visit together and what is the significance of the visit?
10. What was Henry's guest, Lily Norton, like and what did they have in common?
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 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 3
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.
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