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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Miss Gostrey meet Bilham?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) A hotel.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) A café.

2. Where do Miss Gostrey and Strether go for a walk?
(a) Around the city walls.
(b) On the boardwalk.
(c) In the theater district.
(d) Around the capital building.

3. How does Bilham describes himself?
(a) A little artist-man.
(b) A performer without parallel.
(c) A kind friend.
(d) An expert in social media.

4. Where was Strether before Chester?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland.

5. Whom does Strether expect to meet at his hotel in Chapter 1?
(a) Chad Newsome.
(b) Waymarsh.
(c) Abel Newsome.
(d) Sarah Pocock.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Strether tell Chad that he writes to Mrs. Newsome?

2. What does Madame de Vionnet ask Strether in Book 5?

3. What does Strether say he has heard about Madame de Vionnet in Book 5?

4. What does Miss Gostrey tell Strether in Book 4?

5. From where is Waymarsh arriving?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Strether first encounter Chad Newsome?

2. How does Strether meet Miss Gostrey?

3. How does Miss Gostrey know Waymarsh?

4. How old does Miss Gostrey suppose that Jeanne de Vionnet is in Book 4?

5. What physical change does Strether notice in Chad?

6. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey about Bilham when she first returns to Paris?

7. How much time elapses before Miss Gostrey arrives in Paris in Book 3?

8. In what part of the city is Miss Gostrey's apartment?

9. What is Jeanne wearing when Strether first meets her?

10. How do Madame de Vionnet and Miss Gostrey know one another?

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