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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In The Cage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect have the Monarchs had on the main character's art, according to Jack Hawley?
(a) They distract from it.
(b) They expand it.
(c) They bring it to life.
(d) They hurt it.

2. What inducement does the fiancee offer the main character?
(a) Help with her housework.
(b) Savings on rent.
(c) Undying affection.
(d) A more luxurious lifestyle.

3. What does Dencombe say about his best books?
(a) They are his last two books.
(b) He will never write them.
(c) They were his first.
(d) They have not been written yet.

4. What disappointing news does the main character find out about Captain Everard?
(a) He is dying of tuberculosis.
(b) He is heavily in debt.
(c) He is generally regarded as a scoundrel.
(d) He has many mistresses.

5. What warning does Miss Vernham give Dencombe?
(a) To leave Dr. Hugh alone.
(b) To tend to his health not his writing.
(c) To pay more attention to the Countess.
(d) To take care of his own health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for the Monarchs' insistence?

2. What distracts Dencombe from his meditation on his own future?

3. What does Dencombe feel about his future?

4. In what month is 'The Middle Years' set?

5. Who is Julianne Bordereau?

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