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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 was Mr. Townsend married according to Mrs Penniman?

2. Why does Catherine want to leave the house?

3. Who forbids Mrs Penniman to interfere?

4. Catherine begs out of what?

5. What does Dr. Sloper ask Catherine about before heading back to the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Penniman feel about Catherine?

2. Why is Mr. Townsend reluctant to elope in Chapter 26?

3. What does Catherine receive over the next several years in Chapter 32?

4. What does Dr. Sloper do in Chapter 33?

5. What does Catherine claim?

6. What does Mrs. Penniman urge Catherine to do?

7. What does Catherine tell her father in Chapter 18?

8. Why is Catherine happy?

9. What does Dr. Sloper announce after six months abroad according to Chapter 24?

10. What does Mrs. Almond suggest to Dr. Sloper according to Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Catherine's decision not to tell her father she will not marry Mr. Townsend after his death and how this ultimately affects Catherine.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the impact that Dr. Sloper's words and actions have on his relationship with Catherine.

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