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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. Where does Dr. Sloper's younger sister live?

2. How does Catherine grow up to be in the eyes of her father?

3. What does Mrs Penniman arrange to do in secret?

4. What does Mrs. Penniman say in the secret meeting in Chapter 16?

5. How long after giving birth to her daughter does Sloper's wife die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Sloper insist about Townsend?

2. Who has returned to New York and why?

3. Who lives across town?

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

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

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

7. Why is Catherine afraid in Chapter 10?

8. What does Mr. Townsend claim in Chapter 12?

9. What does Dr. Sloper question Mr. Townsend about in Chapter 7?

10. What does Mrs. Penniman encourage according to Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motives of different characters in the novel and why some people's motives might be considered questionable.

Essay Topic 2

Examine how being a romantic, as Mrs. Penniman is, can cause hardship in relationships and in providing advice on relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss James' use of a narrator in the novel and analyze how it benefits or detracts from the story line of the novel.

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