Tales of Henry James: The Texts of the Stories, the Author on His Craft, Background and Criticism Test | Final Test - Medium

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Tales of Henry James: The Texts of the Stories, the Author on His Craft, Background and Criticism Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who haunts the house on jolly corner?
(a) Spencer Brydon's former self.
(b) The man Spencer Brydon could have been.
(c) Spencer Brydon's father.
(d) Spencer Brydon's love for Miss Staverton.

2. What is Dr. Hugh's reaction to Dencombe's book?
(a) He is enthusiastic by reserved.
(b) He is profoundly personally moved.
(c) He praises it lavishly.
(d) He is unrestrainedly critical.

3. What does the main character think Captain Everard thinks about her?
(a) He resents her intrusion into his affair, but can't acknowledge the affair.
(b) He loves her but does not want to show it.
(c) He wants to help her, but cannot break convention to do so.
(d) He is grateful to her for her help, but cannot acknowledge it.

4. Why does James say John Marcher lives like this?
(a) To search for the most suitable partner.
(b) To remedy his guilt about inheriting his father's money.
(c) To avoid others detecting his secret.
(d) To give himself time to make his secret less destructive in his life.

5. What did people think fiction should do, according to Henry James?
(a) Restore the golden age.
(b) Undermine the dominant paradigm.
(c) Raise powerful questions.
(d) Educate or entertain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the main character plan to do, when she is disappointed by Captain Everard?

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

3. James' critical language come from ___________.

4. How does the telegraph operator help Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard?

5. What happens to Dencombe before he can tell Dr. Hugh that he is a writer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What part does the telegraph operator play in the affair between Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard?

2. Who is the main character of 'In the Cage,' and what is he dilemma?

3. What is Marcher's realization at the end of 'The Beast in the Jungle'?

4. Describe the meeting of Captain Everard and the telegraph operator.

5. What did James study before he took to writing, and how did this influence his writing?

6. What does Dencombe realize in the end of 'The Middle Years'?

7. What is the tragedy of 'The Middle Years'?

8. Describe Dencombe's feelings about his own work.

9. What is the difference between the doctor's relationship with Dencombe and his relationship with the Countess?

10. What effect does the affair of Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard have on the telegraph operator?

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