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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 color is the stone Mr. Thomson finds in the road?

2. On what holiday does Mr. Davidson plan to return to the chapel?

3. Where did John Haynes work?

4. In "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance," what does Mr. Humphrey learn is hidden in the globe?

5. What does Dunning find under his pillow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Harrington return to Mr. Karswell, and what happens to Mr. Karswell, at the end of "Casting the Runes"?

2. In the story "A Vignette," what does the narrator see when he looks into the garden?

3. What inheritance does Mr. Humphreys receive from his uncle?

4. What is unusual about Betton Woods?

5. In "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," what does Mrs. Porter says is wrong at the church?

6. What did the dean find when he remodeled the church, in "An Episode of Cathedral History."

7. What role does the secretary play, in "Casting the Runes"?

8. What is in the sphere at the end of "Mr. Humphreys and his Inheritance," and what does Mr. Humphreys decide it means?

9. Who reads Mr. Karswell's paper, in "Casting the Runes," and what happens to this person?

10. Describe the hedge maze, in "Mr. Humphreys and his Inheritance."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how superstition plays a role in the story "Number 13." Choose one other story and discuss how superstition plays a role in that story.

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

Identify the plot and subplot, in "An Episode of Cathedral History." Be sure to provide the definitions for both terms in your answer. How does James effectively keep the reader engaged without confusing them?

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