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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. What was the content of the thing John Marcher told May Bartram?
2. How does Spencer Brydon acquire a second house?
3. What does Dencombe feel about his future?
4. How old is Spencer Brydon?
5. In what month is 'The Middle Years' set?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dencombe realize in the end of 'The Middle Years'?
2. What part does the telegraph operator play in the affair between Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard?
3. What did James study before he took to writing, and how did this influence his writing?
4. What happens to bring May Bartram and John Marcher into closer friendship?
5. Where had John Marcher and May Bartram met previously, and what had happened then?
6. What is the significance of the setting in 'The Middle Years'?
7. Where do John Marcher and May Bartram meet in 'The Beast in the Jungle'?
8. What happens in the affair between Lady Bradeen and Captain Everard?
9. Describe the relationship between Marcher and Bartram.
10. Describe Dencombe's feelings about his own work.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What makes Henry James an American author?
Essay Topic 2
James' stories sometimes delve into hidden psychological motives and urges. How does James represent things that cannot be seen or felt, but are real to the characters? Does he use symbolism, personification, fantasy, metaphor? What other methods does he use to present the uncanny self inside the self?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the critical commentary for one of the stories. Which commentator seems to provide the most helpful insight into the story? How do you explain the other commentators' interest? What remains to be explained after these different commentaries?
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