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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 Dr. Sloper suggest in teasing in Chapter 6?

2. Who introduces Catherine to Mr. Townsend?

3. What does Mrs. Penniman think her advice would cause Dr. Sloper to do?

4. What does Dr. Sloper refuse to do?

5. What does Catherine accept in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Sloper insist about Townsend?

2. What does Mr. Townsend do after he stops going to Washington Square?

3. Why does Dr. Sloper become annoyed with Catherine in Chapter 15?

4. What does Dr. Sloper pledge?

5. Who is Marian and to whom does she introduce Catherine in Chapter 4?

6. What does Mrs. Penniman encourage Catherine to do in Chapter 17?

7. Where is Dr. Sloper invited in Chapter 14?

8. Where does Dr. Sloper move his family in Chapter 3 and why?

9. Who lives across town?

10. What does Mr. Townsend tell Catherine about her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Dr. Sloper's marriage with Catherine Harrington to Catherine's relationship with Mr. Townsend.

Essay Topic 3

Define setting and discuss the significance of Henry James' choice of setting in Washington Square.

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