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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 tell Strether that she went in Book 12?
(a) Beauvais.
(b) Mentone.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Cannes.

2. What surprises Strether about the Pococks?
(a) They drink too much wine.
(b) They do not seem to notice the changes in Chad.
(c) They like to go out to eat a lot.
(d) They do not speak French.

3. What does Sarah say concerning Paris?
(a) That she knows Paris.
(b) That she hates Paris.
(c) That Paris is intimidating.
(d) That Paris too expensive.

4. What does Strether notice is as he walks up to Chad's apartment Book 12?
(a) He is out of breath.
(b) He feels dizzy.
(c) He is feeling vigorous.
(d) His leg is hurt.

5. How does Strether describe Mamie's dress?
(a) Scandalous.
(b) European.
(c) Like that of an old woman.
(d) Unkempt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sarah Pocock buy clothes?

2. What does Madame de Voinnet ask Strether in front of the Pococks in Book 9?

3. What did Chad tell Strether in Book 7?

4. What does Strether do with the telegraph from Mrs. Newsome in Book 7?

5. What is Waymarsh wearing for the first time in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chad tell Strether he is ready to do in Book 7?

2. What is the couple whom Strether finds at the Cheval Blanc doing when he first sees them?

3. How many times as Strether written to Miss Gostrey during her absence?

4. For how long has Miss Gostrey been absent in Book 7?

5. What does Chad tell Strether concerning Mamie Pocock in Book 11?

6. Who does Madame de Vionnet announce is getting married in Book 9?

7. Where does Strether visit in the beginning of Book 7?

8. What opinion does Mamie Pocock give Strether about Madame de Vionnet in Book 9?

9. When Strether encounters Mamie Pocock, whom is she expecting?

10. In Book 11, when does Chad tell Strether he was ready to go back to America?

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