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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did James find himself one night when he and Mr. Mars were out on a walk?

2. Who does James bring in the cab with him on the way to the studio where Hugo is at?

3. Hugo tells James that it is really ____________ who is in love with him, rather than who James loved.

4. Magdalen tells James there is a man willing to pay him an immediately _________ pounds and then 150 pounds indefinitely.

5. James forgot that the day was the announcement of the Prix Goncourt, the annual ______________ award.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James is summoned to Paris by Magdalen, and he decides to go and to meet her there.

Part 1: Why do you think Magdalen wanted James to come to Paris with her?

Part 2: Would you go to Paris at the summoning of someone else? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think James should have gone to see Magdalen? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

James realizes that Mrs. Tinckham has never taken a sip of the whiskey he keeps behind the counter fro special occasions.

Part 1: Why do you think James keeps a special bottle of whiskey behind the counter at the shop?

Part 2: Would you have drunk the bottle of whiskey were you in Mrs. Tinckman's shoes? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why is it a true mark of propriety that Mrs. Tinckman has never had a single sip of the whiskey?

Essay Topic 3

James running into the arrangement of masks seems to be a symbolic scene.

Part 1: How does James wear a mask in his own life during the story?

Part 2: Why might it be symbolic for Anna to work in a place which has masks at its entryway?

Part 3: Do you think everyone wears a mask at some point? Why or why not?

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