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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 is Dr. Hugh's reaction to Dencombe's book?
(a) He is unrestrainedly critical.
(b) He is profoundly personally moved.
(c) He praises it lavishly.
(d) He is enthusiastic by reserved.
2. What does Dencombe expect when he opens the package he has received?
(a) To find that the check was for less than he expected.
(b) To see the flaws in his book.
(c) To get a dire diagnosis for his health.
(d) To be proud of his book.
3. How do the editors characterize James' view on short stories?
(a) A short story could be like a picture.
(b) A short story could be a roadmap for the future of society.
(c) A short story could be like a force of nature.
(d) A short story could be like a mirror for the reader.
4. What does Dencombe find when he reads his new book?
(a) He is impressed.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He despairs.
(d) He cannot pay attention to it.
5. Why does the main character refuse the fiancee's offer?
(a) She is anxious to leave her job.
(b) She likes being close to the upper class.
(c) He cannot support her mother as well as her.
(d) It would not be respectable to move to his neighborhood.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Eve Sedgwick suggest was John Marcher's real secret?
2. How does James describe May Bartram's physical appearance?
3. What had John Marcher told May Bartram when they met earlier?
4. How does James characterize the main character's feelings for her fiancee?
5. What does Spencer Brydon do with the second house he acquires?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is 'In the Cage' set?
2. Describe Dencombe's feelings about his own work.
3. Describe Spencer Brydon's encounter with his alter ego.
4. What is the tragedy of 'The Middle Years'?
5. What did James study before he took to writing, and how did this influence his writing?
6. Where do John Marcher and May Bartram meet in 'The Beast in the Jungle'?
7. What is the telegraph operator's fiancée asking her to do?
8. What is the irony in the secret Marcher has been keeping all these years?
9. Who is Dr. Hugh?
10. How does James address the formal rules prescribed for fiction?
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