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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do the Monarchs insist on in respect to the main character?
(a) He should paint their portraits for a low price.
(b) They will be excellent models for him.
(c) He should help them present an illusion of wealth.
(d) He should sell them all of his work.
2. What does Brooksmith enjoy about the gatherings at Mr. Offord's house?
(a) Turning people away if he felt they were not worthy.
(b) Skimming from the household budget.
(c) The food.
(d) Mingling in society.
3. What does Pemberton neglect to ask Mrs. Moreen?
(a) Where he will stay.
(b) What his hours will be.
(c) How much he will be paid.
(d) What he will be responsible for, exactly.
4. What position do the Monarchs always occupy in the illustrations the main character makes?
(a) They are the only interesting figures in the pictures.
(b) They dominate the others.
(c) They bring life to the pictures.
(d) They drain life from the pictures.
5. What does Mr. Offord conduct in his home?
(a) A reading club.
(b) Political meetings.
(c) Business meetings.
(d) A salon.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Brooksmith go after his mother dies?
2. What is improper about Winterbourne talking to Daisy Miller at first?
3. What is the Monarchs' reaction when the main character chooses Oronte and Miss Churm for the refined characters in the illustrations?
4. How does James characterize Brooksmith' success in his new positions?
5. Why does the publisher not get the papers?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Winterbourne meet Daisy Miller?
2. Describe the conditions under which Morgan dies.
3. What does 'The Real Thing' say about the nature of art?
4. What is the irony in the title ''The Real Thing'?
5. What is the publisher trying to obtain in 'The Aspern Papers'?
6. What prevents Mr. Oliver Offord's friends from hiring Brooksmith?
7. How effective is the unnamed publisher at getting the Aspern papers?
8. What is the significance of the illustrator's statement that he doesn't regret the experience of drawing the Monarchs?
9. What is James saying about aristocracy in 'The Real Thing'?
10. Who is Pemberton? What is he hired to do?
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