The Aspern Papers Quizzes

The Aspern Papers Quiz 1

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1 Where does the novella take place?

Milan

Florence

Paris

Venice
2 What does Juliana keep covered?

Her face

Her hands

Her eyes

Her ears
3 What literary movement is Jeffrey Aspern associated with?

Modernism

Decadence

Pre-Raphaelites

Romanticism
4 What style of narration is used in the novella?

Third-person

Monologue

First-person

Second-person
5 What does the narrator lie about in his final letter to Miss Tita?

That he still loves her

That he has sold Aspern's portrait

That he wants to marry her

That he has published Aspern's biography
6 What does Juliana force the narrator to do?

Write his books in secret

Remodel the gardens

Take Tita out on a gondola ride

Look into her desk
7 What does the narrator imply which makes Miss Tita believe he may be romantically interested in her?

That he thinks she is beautiful

That he plants the flowers in the garden for her

That he writes poetry about her

That he wants to dedicate his book to her
8 Juliana is what archetypal character in the story?

The antagonist

The victim

The protagonist

The damsel in distress
9 Like Henry James himself, the narrator, Juliana, and Miss Tita are all ____

Writers

Wealthy

Expatriates

Literary critics
10 What atmosphere and style do the descriptions of the palazzo evoke?

Romantic

Transcendentalist

Victorian

Gothic
11 Who is John Cumnor?

Another man who has a room in Juliana's house

Another expatriate living in Venice

Another poet

Another biographer of Aspern
12 What word does NOT describe Juliana?

Kind

Cunning

Elderly

Manipulative
13 Miss Tita does what at the end of the novella?

Burns the letters

Gives the letters to the narrator

Falls in love with the narrator

Kills her aunt
14 What is a novella?

A suspenseful novel

A short novel

A poem

A mystery story
15 Why does Juliana want more money out of the narrator?

So that she can purchase more flowers for the garden

She wants to remodel the house

So she can leave Miss Tita with an inheritance

Because she needs to pay medical bills
16 Juliana's desire to provide for Miss Tita reveals what about her?

That she only cares about money

That she has a caring side

That she is a flat character

That she hates the narrator
17 The description of the "temple" of John Aspern uses what literary technique?

Personification

Metaphor

Synecdoche

Simile
18 What does the narrator reveal about himself to Miss Tita?

His real name

His entire plan to get the letters

His true feelings

His writing
19 What does the narrator say he previously joked about in an act of narrative revision at the end of the story?

That he wanted Mrs. Prest to be involved with his biography

That he would cause Juliana's death

That he was willing to marry Miss Tita in order to access the letters

That he would fall in love with Miss Tita
20 How many rooms does Juliana's house have?

One hundred

Ten

Fifty

Two
21 What is a palazzo?

A small home

An English castle

A boat for the canals

A large Italian mansion
22 What does the narrator call Miss Tita because of her unmarried status?

A wench

A widow

A spinster

A witch
23 What surprises the narrator about Juliana's appearance?

How her eyes are so beautiful

How old she is

How she resembles Miss Tita

How young she looks
24 How much does Juliana charge the narrator for room and board?

One thousand francs a month

One thousand francs for a year

One hundred francs per week

One hundred francs a month
25 Who is a flat character in the novella?

The narrator

Olympia

Juliana

Miss Tita

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