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The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James

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How many proposals does Isabel receive during the course of the novel?

(A) four

(B) three

(D) six

Where does Pansy Osmond attend school?

(A) A private school in Massachusetts

(B) A Lutheran school in Germany

(D) A New York City orphanage

Who is Pansy's mother?

(A) Isabel

(B) Madame Merle

(D) An unnamed actress with whom Osmond had a brief affair

What is the nature of Ralph's disease?

(A) It is a heart condition.

(B) It is a slow-acting cancer.

(D) It is a lung disease.

Where do Isabel and Gilbert make their home after their wedding?

(A) Rome

(B) Florence

(D) Albany

Who supervised Isabel's education?

(A) Her father

(B) Her sister Lily

(D) No one but Isabel herself

Why does Warburton want to marry Pansy?

(A) He loves her.

(B) He wants to be closer to Isabel.

(D) He is desperate to marry anyone who will have him after the scandal.

What is Edward Rosier's occupation?

(A) Lawyer

(B) Banker

(D) Art collector

What profession did Mr. Touchett hope to see Ralph take up?

(A) Banking

(B) Writing

(D) Medicine

Who convinces Mr. Touchett to leave Isabel a large part of his fortune?

(A) Mrs. Touchett

(B) Madame Merle

(D) Isabel

Where does Mrs. Touchett live eleven months out of the year?

(A) Gardencourt

(B) Florence

(D) Albany

Where does Isabel first meet Mrs. Touchett?

(A) Gardencourt

(B) Wimbledon

(D) Her grandmother's house

Where does Merle decide to go at the end of the novel?

(A) America

(B) Russia

(D) Spain

Who travels with Henrietta on the voyage from America to England?

(A) Ralph

(B) Isabel

(D) Isabel and Mrs. Touchett

About how old is Isabel at the end of the novel?

(A) Early twenties

(B) Late twenties

(D) Early sixties

What was the profession of Gilbert Osmond's mother?

(A) Duchess

(B) Painter

(D) Poet

What is the Countess Gemini's favorite topic of conversation?

(A) The weather

(B) The affairs of married women in Florence

(D) Her brother

What does Isabel see by her bed just before she discovers that Ralph has died?

(A) A barely visible ghost

(B) The ghost of Mr. Touchett

(D) The ghost of a weeping child

Who asks Isabel to run away with him after Ralph's funeral?

(A) Caspar

(B) Lord Warburton

(D) Osmond

Whom does Henrietta decide to marry?

(A) Lord Warburton

(B) Caspar Goodwood

(D) Mr. Bantling

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