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Fanshawe (novel)
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  • 1. In what year was 'Fanshawe' first published?
A) 1828
B) 1876
C) 1845
D) 1836
  • 2. Who paid for the printing of 'Fanshawe'?
A) Nathaniel Hawthorne
B) Sarah Josepha Hale
C) John Neal
D) Marsh and Capen
  • 3. How much did Nathaniel Hawthorne spend to print 'Fanshawe'?
A) $200
B) $100
C) $150
D) $50
  • 4. What was the name of the magazine that gave one of the first reviews of 'Fanshawe'?
A) The Token
B) The Yankee
C) Ladies' Magazine
D) The Atlantic
  • 5. Who was the editor of the Ladies' Magazine that recommended purchasing 'Fanshawe'?
A) Nathaniel Hawthorne
B) Sarah Josepha Hale
C) John Neal
D) William Leggett
  • 6. What was Nathaniel Hawthorne's reaction to the commercial failure of 'Fanshawe'?
A) He wrote a sequel.
B) He sold them at a discount.
C) He republished it himself.
D) He burned the unsold copies.
  • 7. What type of stories did Hawthorne focus on after abandoning novels?
A) Plays
B) Short stories
C) Poetry
D) Essays
  • 8. Who insisted that Nathaniel Hawthorne had never written a novel titled 'Fanshawe' after his death?
A) John Neal
B) William Leggett
C) Sarah Josepha Hale
D) Sophia Hawthorne
  • 9. In what year was 'Fanshawe' republished after its initial release?
A) 1845
B) 1829
C) 1876
D) 1838
  • 10. Who is the president of Harley College in 'Fanshawe'?
A) Dr. Melmoth
B) Fanshawe
C) Hugh Crombie
D) Edward Walcott
  • 11. What was Ellen Langton's relationship to Mr. Langton in 'Fanshawe'?
A) Wife
B) Daughter
C) Sister
D) Friend
  • 12. Who is the reclusive, meek intellectual student attracted to Ellen Langton in 'Fanshawe'?
A) Edward Walcott
B) Fanshawe
C) Dr. Melmoth
D) Hugh Crombie
  • 13. What is the angler's plan for Ellen Langton in 'Fanshawe'?
A) To take her on a journey.
B) To become her tutor.
C) To marry her and inherit her father's wealth.
D) To help her find her father.
  • 14. How does the angler meet his end in 'Fanshawe'?
A) He is killed by Fanshawe.
B) He drowns at sea.
C) He falls to his death while climbing a cliff.
D) He is arrested.
  • 15. Why does Fanshawe refuse Ellen Langton's hand in marriage?
A) Because he is not wealthy enough.
B) Because he plans to leave the country.
C) To spare her a life of widowhood due to his early death.
D) Because he loves someone else.
  • 16. What happens to Fanshawe at the end of the novel?
A) He marries Ellen.
B) He dies at age 20.
C) He travels abroad.
D) He becomes a professor.
  • 17. Who does Ellen Langton marry after Fanshawe's death?
A) Dr. Melmoth
B) Hugh Crombie
C) Edward Walcott
D) The angler
  • 18. What changes occur in Edward Walcott's character after marrying Ellen?
A) He grows out of his childish ways.
B) He starts drinking heavily.
C) He leaves Ellen.
D) He becomes more impulsive.
  • 19. What is the final note on which 'Fanshawe' ends?
A) Happy
B) Tragic
C) Ambivalent
D) Mysterious
  • 20. In which year was 'A Bibliography of Nathaniel Hawthorne' by Nina E. Browne published?
A) 1912
B) 1980
C) 1972
D) 1905
  • 21. Who authored the book titled 'That Wild Fellow John Neal and the American Literary Revolution'?
A) Benjamin Lease
B) Nina E. Browne
C) David S. Lovejoy
D) Randy F. Nelson
  • 22. Which publisher released 'Literary Annuals and Gift Books: A Bibliography with a Descriptive Introduction'?
A) University of Chicago Press
B) University of Georgia Press
C) The Boston Book Company
D) Houghton Mifflin & Company
  • 23. What is the ISBN number for 'Nathaniel Hawthorne in his times' by James Robert Mellow?
A) 0-226-46969-7
B) 978-0-86576-008-0
C) 978-0-8203-3249-9
D) 0-395-27602-0
  • 24. What is the OCLC number for 'A Bibliography of Nathaniel Hawthorne'?
A) 1436167
B) 1167051
C) Not applicable
D) Not listed
  • 25. Which author wrote about 'American Painting in Early Nineteenth-Century Gift Books'?
A) Nina E. Browne
B) Randy F. Nelson
C) David S. Lovejoy
D) Benjamin Lease
  • 26. In which journal was 'American Painting in Early Nineteenth-Century Gift Books' published?
A) The Boston Book Company Journal
B) Nineteenth-century American Literature Review
C) American Quarterly
D) University of Chicago Press Publications
  • 27. What is the OCLC number for 'Literary Annuals and Gift Books: A Bibliography with a Descriptive Introduction'?
A) 1436167
B) 1167051
C) Not listed
D) None of the above
  • 28. Which year did 'The Almanac of American Letters' get published?
A) 1972
B) 1995
C) 1905
D) 1981
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