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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does James characterize the neighborhood where the telegraph office is located?
(a) Upscale.
(b) Bustling.
(c) Dingy.
(d) Lower-class.
2. How does James characterize John Marcher's social life?
(a) He accepts invitations from time to time.
(b) He travels as much as possible.
(c) He is always socializing.
(d) He hardly ever goes out.
3. How does James characterize the relationship between May Bartram and John Marcher?
(a) May is obviously in love with John.
(b) May relies on John but does not love him.
(c) John is obviously in love with May.
(d) John finds May interesting but pedestrian.
4. Why do the editors say James' essays on criticism are inconsistent?
(a) James himself changed his mind frequently.
(b) James' work made great developmental strides over his career.
(c) James' writing was inconsistent.
(d) They were written over the course of many years.
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.
6. What quality does a premise have to have in order to be suitable for a novel, in James' opinion?
(a) It has to redefine the forms of all novels that came before it.
(b) It has to prove a moral or teach a lesson.
(c) It has to be rich with possibilities.
(d) It has to make new insights into the nature of human consciousness.
7. Why does John Marcher think he was invited along?
(a) He was so polite.
(b) He would talk to the old ladies.
(c) He looked so pitiable.
(d) He got lost in the crowd.
8. What does May Bartram tell John Marcher about his secret?
(a) Everyone knew his secret.
(b) The event he waited for has already happened.
(c) She had always known about his secret.
(d) He had misinterpreted all the important signs.
9. How does the telegraph operator help Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard?
(a) She poses as Captain Everard's lover for the sake of Lady Bradeen's husband.
(b) She hides their correspondence from investigators.
(c) She contains the fallout of their affair.
(d) She prevents Lady Bradeen's husband from finding out.
10. What does art thrive on, according to 'Art of Fiction'?
(a) Mysticism.
(b) Real conflicts.
(c) Discussion.
(d) Vision.
11. What does the main character's fiancee encourage her to do?
(a) Abandon her alcoholic mother.
(b) Give up her job and move to his apartment.
(c) Move to the Chalk Farms neighborhood.
(d) Move in with him before they are married.
12. Where does John Marcher work?
(a) In a newspaper office.
(b) In a government office.
(c) In a publishing house.
(d) He is an artist.
13. What is Captain Everard's relationship with Lady Bradeen?
(a) Lover.
(b) Friend.
(c) Brother.
(d) Cousin.
14. What is Miss Staverton's relationship with Spencer Brydon?
(a) Old friends.
(b) Sister-brother.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Old lovers.
15. How long did stories need to be in James' time?
(a) Around 7,000 words.
(b) Around 3,000 words.
(c) Around 10,000 words.
(d) Around 5,000 words.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the content of the thing John Marcher told May Bartram?
2. What is Dr. Hugh's reaction to Dencombe's book?
3. What does James say a damsel in a small village can write about, if she is someone on whom nothing is lost?
4. What did people think fiction should do, according to Henry James?
5. What dose Miss Staverton say Spencer Brydon would have done if he had returned years earlier?
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