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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does James describe Pemberton's salary?

2. How often does the narrator stop by Mr. Offord's house?

3. What is the publisher's relationship with Julianne Bordereau?

4. What is the publisher trying to get his hands on?

5. What is the Monarchs' reaction when the main character chooses Oronte and Miss Churm for the refined characters in the illustrations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does 'The Real Thing' say about the nature of art?

2. What do the Europeans believe will happen to Daisy Miller, and what is their knowledge founded in?

3. What is the publisher trying to obtain in 'The Aspern Papers'?

4. Describe Mr. Oliver Offord's salons.

5. How does Winterbourne meet Daisy Miller?

6. What feelings does the ending of 'The Aspern Papers' create in the reader?

7. What is the Moreens' financial situation, and how does this affect Pemberton?

8. What is the significance of the illustrator's statement that he doesn't regret the experience of drawing the Monarchs?

9. Where does the narrator believe Brooksmith has gone?

10. What is the narrator's interest in Brooksmith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which critical insight do you find most useful to understanding Henry James' work? Make an argument for one critical view of his stories. Tell why other critics were not as useful to your view of James.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of women in James' stories? How are they distinguished from men? Are their roles distinct, or is there much overlap or ambiguity? What is the purpose or use of this interrelation?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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