The Aspern Papers Quizzes

The Aspern Papers Quiz 1

By Sasha Starovoitov · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed August 14, 2022

1 Where does the novella take place?

Paris

Milan

Venice

Florence
2 What does Juliana keep covered?

Her face

Her ears

Her eyes

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

Decadence

Modernism

Pre-Raphaelites

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

Monologue

Third-person

First-person

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

That he wants to marry her

That he has sold Aspern's portrait

That he still loves her

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

Look into her desk

Write his books in secret

Take Tita out on a gondola ride

Remodel the gardens
7 What does the narrator imply which makes Miss Tita believe he may be romantically interested in her?

That he writes poetry about her

That he thinks she is beautiful

That he plants the flowers in the garden for her

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

The victim

The protagonist

The antagonist

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

Wealthy

Writers

Literary critics

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

Romantic

Gothic

Victorian

Transcendentalist
11 Who is John Cumnor?

Another expatriate living in Venice

Another man who has a room in Juliana's house

Another poet

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

Manipulative

Kind

Cunning

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

Burns the letters

Kills her aunt

Gives the letters to the narrator

Falls in love with the narrator
14 What is a novella?

A suspenseful novel

A short novel

A mystery story

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

So she can leave Miss Tita with an inheritance

Because she needs to pay medical bills

So that she can purchase more flowers for the garden

She wants to remodel the house
16 Juliana's desire to provide for Miss Tita reveals what about her?

That she hates the narrator

That she only cares about money

That she is a flat character

That she has a caring side
17 The description of the "temple" of John Aspern uses what literary technique?

Synecdoche

Personification

Simile

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

His entire plan to get the letters

His real name

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 would fall in love with Miss Tita

That he was willing to marry Miss Tita in order to access the letters
20 How many rooms does Juliana's house have?

Two

Ten

Fifty

One hundred
21 What is a palazzo?

A large Italian mansion

A boat for the canals

An English castle

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

A wench

A spinster

A witch

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

How her eyes are so beautiful

How she resembles Miss Tita

How old she is

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

One thousand francs a month

One hundred francs per week

One hundred francs a month

One thousand francs for a year
25 Who is a flat character in the novella?

Miss Tita

The narrator

Juliana

Olympia

Essays for The Aspern Papers

The Aspern Papers essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of The Aspern Papers by Henry James.

E-Text of The Aspern Papers

The Aspern Papers e-text contains the full text of The Aspern Papers by Henry James.

Read the E-Text for The Aspern Papers…

Wikipedia Entries for The Aspern Papers

Introduction

View Wikipedia Entries for The Aspern Papers…