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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 did the emerging story idea do for Henry?

2. Who is John Gray?

3. What is the title of Henry's play which is having its premiere?

4. Who was Mr. Webster?

5. What did Gosse say Wilde's children looked like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Holmes talk about with Henry's brother, William, and not with Henry?

2. What is his play GUY DOMVILLE about?

3. Why had the two lords invited Henry to visit them in Ireland?

4. How did Alice react to her mother's death?

5. What is the plot of the novel Henry writes at the end of Chapter 4?

6. What did Henry long for after observing the people at the ball?

7. Whom does Henry decide to visit after the failure of his play in London and why?

8. What does Oscar Wilde's wife do because of the scandal and trial of Wilde?

9. What was Symonds' wife like?

10. What incident with his father in Boulogne haunts Henry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Who in Rome invites Henry to parties and dinners at their palazzo? Describe them.

2) What does Henry give a speech on at one of the dinners in Rome? What is the reaction to the speech?

3) With whom do his Roman friends try to fix him up and what famous American woman is her relative?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) What is a recurring theme concerning Henry's attitude toward children?

2) How did Henry lose the decorum between himself and the Smiths?

3) Describe the garden at Lamb House. What is the name of the gardener?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

1) What incident with his father on the beach in Bologne does Henry remember? What is Henry's reaction to it?

2) Describe the argument Henry James Sr. and Minny Temple have. What do they argue about? What is Mrs. James's opinon of the Minny's part in the argument?

3) What unusual sleeping arrangements must be faced by Holmes and Henry? How do they react to the situation?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write on.

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