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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 suggestion from Catherine does Mr. Townsend turn down?

2. What does Catherine refuse to do in Chapter 30?

3. What does Catherine refuse to do?

4. Catherine begs out of what?

5. What does Catherine tell Mr. Townsend in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Sloper say to offend Catherine?

3. What news does Mrs. Penniman give unceremoniously?

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

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

6. What does Catherine receive in Chapter 31?

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

8. What is the relationship like between Mrs. Penniman and Mr. Townsend in Chapter 28?

9. What happens on the night before they return to New York?

10. What does Mrs. Penniman tell Dr. Sloper in Chapter 30?

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

Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the book.

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