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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. Who did Mr. Garrett see looking for the Tractate Middoth earlier?

2. What does Mr. Anderson realize is missing from his room after a day of work?

3. In "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas," why does Mr. Somerton's servant write a letter?

4. In "A School Story," what happens to the writing on the paper the narrator finds?

5. What is Mr. Wraxall's role in the manuscripts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dennistoun learn about the house in the painting, in "The Mezzotint"?

2. What do Mrs. Anstruther and Frank see in the rose garden that scares them?

3. Describe the documents Mr. Anderson finds at the end of "Number 13." Where does he find them? What do they reveal? What does he do with them?

4. Describe the caretaker of S. Bertrand Church.

5. What painting does Mr. Williams think Dennistoun would like, in "The Mezzotint"? What does Dennistoun think of the painting?

6. What does Parkins dream about the night he finds the metal object? What does the maid tell him the next day?

7. Where does Dennistoun lock the painting away? What does Mr. Dennistoun's servant see in the painting?

8. Whom does Mr. Garrett meet at the lodging house that helps him solve the mystery of the Tractate Middoth? How does this person help?

9. What happens when Mr. Somerton finds Abbot Thomas' treasure? How does he fix what happens?

10. Describe Parkins, in "Oh Whistle, and I'll come to You, My Lad."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does the supernatural play in James' stories? Choose two examples and explain how it contrasts with the theme of religion. Choose two characters and discuss their relationship with the supernatural as well.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the solitary traveler in James' books? Use two stories that use this character and how it relates to the plot.

Essay Topic 3

How does the setting effect the reader's experience of the story? Does it matter that the story is set in another country? Describe the setting of the story of you choice and explain how it is intertwined with the plot.

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