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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 Catherine spend Mr. Townsend's visit doing?

2. What is Catherine state of mind at the start of Chapter 17?

3. How many children does Mr. Townsend have?

4. What does Dr. Sloper assure Mrs Montgomery?

5. What does Dr. Sloper grow concerned about regarding his sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Mrs. Penniman distress?

2. According to Chapter 2, who is Mrs. Penniman and what does she do?

3. What does Catherine's father tease her about?

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

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

6. What does Dr. Sloper learn about Mr. Townsend's care for his sister's children?

7. What does Dr. Sloper ask of his sister in Chapter 13?

8. Who has returned to New York and why?

9. What does Dr. Sloper learn about Catherine in Chapter 8?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one character and discuss how their character grows from the beginning of the book to the end of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Catherine's character and determine whether or not she is disillusioned and idyllic.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how Henry James develops the conflict and plot of the novel.

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