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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Jolly Corner.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does James describe Miss Churm?
(a) A freckled cockney girl.
(b) A dark, passionate girl.
(c) A milky-skinned, complacent girl.
(d) A fiery-tempered, red-cheeked girl.

2. How does James characterize Oronte and Miss Churm as models?
(a) Inventive.
(b) Incompetent.
(c) Highly gifted.
(d) Useless.

3. What does Mr. Offord conduct in his home?
(a) Business meetings.
(b) Political meetings.
(c) A reading club.
(d) A salon.

4. Who is Pemberton?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A gentleman.
(c) A tutor.
(d) A student.

5. How does James describe May Bartram's physical appearance?
(a) He says that she is homely.
(b) He says that she is pretty.
(c) He says that she is plain.
(d) He says that she looks frightful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the main character think Captain Everard thinks about her?

2. What does Dencombe find when he reads his new book?

3. How far is the publisher willing to go to get the Aspern papers?

4. What thought do Mr. Offord's friends give Brooksmith after Mr. Offord's death?

5. What is the cause of Daisy Miller's death?

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