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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daisy's brother's addiction?
(a) German beer
(b) sweets
(c) cheese
(d) hamburgers

2. In Mrs. Costello's opinion, what may well-bred young ladies not do?
(a) consort with strange men without an escort
(b) travel with a courier
(c) wear the latest fashions
(d) speak before spoken to

3. What habit does Daisy have that is different from European girls?
(a) she looks people directly in the eye without blushing
(b) she holds her nose in the air and is unfriendly
(c) she keeps her eyes down and never looks at anyone
(d) she laughs loudly and calls attention to herself

4. How does Daisy react to his departure news?
(a) she's happy to see him go
(b) she laughs at him
(c) she doesn't respond
(d) she thinks he's horrid

5. What theme of the novel runs through much of Henry James' novels?
(a) war and peace
(b) age against youth
(c) money and society
(d) tension between the Americans and the Europeans

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Winterbourne want to travel to the castle?

2. What appears to be a double standard involving Winterbourne and his judgment of Daisy's morals?

3. What could Daisy not say when introducing Winterbourne to her mother?

4. What is a young American named Winterbourne doing in Vevey, Switzerland?

5. What does Winterbourne conclude when he thinks he can spend time alone with Daisy?

(see the answer key)

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