The Aspern Papers Quizzes

The Aspern Papers Quiz 1

1 Where does the novella take place?
Milan

Venice

Paris

Florence
2 What does Juliana keep covered?
Her ears

Her hands

Her eyes

Her face
3 What literary movement is Jeffrey Aspern associated with?
Decadence

Romanticism

Pre-Raphaelites

Modernism
4 What style of narration is used in the novella?
First-person

Second-person

Monologue

Third-person
5 What does the narrator lie about in his final letter to Miss Tita?
That he has published Aspern's biography

That he has sold Aspern's portrait

That he still loves her

That he wants to marry her
6 What does Juliana force the narrator to do?
Look into her desk

Remodel the gardens

Take Tita out on a gondola ride

Write his books in secret
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 wants to dedicate his book to her

That he plants the flowers in the garden for her

That he writes poetry about her
8 Juliana is what archetypal character in the story?
The victim

The damsel in distress

The antagonist

The protagonist
9 Like Henry James himself, the narrator, Juliana, and Miss Tita are all ____
Wealthy

Literary critics

Expatriates

Writers
10 What atmosphere and style do the descriptions of the palazzo evoke?
Victorian

Gothic

Transcendentalist

Romantic
11 Who is John Cumnor?
Another biographer of Aspern

Another poet

Another man who has a room in Juliana's house

Another expatriate living in Venice
12 What word does NOT describe Juliana?
Cunning

Manipulative

Kind

Elderly
13 Miss Tita does what at the end of the novella?
Gives the letters to the narrator

Falls in love with the narrator

Kills her aunt

Burns the letters
14 What is a novella?
A suspenseful novel

A mystery story

A poem

A short novel
15 Why does Juliana want more money out of the narrator?
So that she can purchase more flowers for the garden

So she can leave Miss Tita with an inheritance

Because she needs to pay medical bills

She wants to remodel the house
16 Juliana's desire to provide for Miss Tita reveals what about her?
That she has a caring side

That she is a flat character

That she hates the narrator

That she only cares about money
17 The description of the "temple" of John Aspern uses what literary technique?
Metaphor

Personification

Simile

Synecdoche
18 What does the narrator reveal about himself to Miss Tita?
His writing

His true feelings

His real name

His entire plan to get the letters
19 What does the narrator say he previously joked about in an act of narrative revision at the end of the story?
That he would fall in love with Miss Tita

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

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

That he would cause Juliana's death
20 How many rooms does Juliana's house have?
Ten

Two

Fifty

One hundred
21 What is a palazzo?
A large Italian mansion

An English castle

A boat for the canals

A small home
22 What does the narrator call Miss Tita because of her unmarried status?
A widow

A spinster

A wench

A witch
23 What surprises the narrator about Juliana's appearance?
How her eyes are so beautiful

How young she looks

How old she is

How she resembles Miss Tita
24 How much does Juliana charge the narrator for room and board?
One hundred francs per week

One thousand francs for a year

One thousand francs a month

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

Miss Tita

Juliana

The narrator

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