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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 request in Chapter 13?

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

3. What is suggested to Dr. Sloper?

4. Who did Dr. Sloper's younger sister marry?

5. Where does Catherine meet Mr. Townsend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Penniman suggest and how does Mr. Townsend feel about it in Chapter 16?

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

4. What does Catherine insist upon?

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

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

7. How many children does Mrs. Sloper have?

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

9. What does Dr. Sloper insist in Chapter 11?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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