View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Winterbourne meet outside the hotel?
(a) his aunt's frequent gentleman caller
(b) the Miller family of Schenectady, New York
(c) friends of his from his school days
(d) a tour group from America

2. What does Daisy say she hopes Winterbourne feels as she goes inside with her mother?
(a) relieved, happy, or over joyed
(b) impatience, grief, or confusion
(c) angry, insulted, or back handed
(d) disappointed, or disgusted, or something

3. What comment of Winterbourne's does Daisy find disagreeable?
(a) that she and Giovanelli are in love
(b) that Giovanelli is too old for her
(c) that she cannot see the forest for the trees
(d) that she should be ashamed of herself

4. Figuratively, what does Winterbourne choose to do with Daisy that night at the Colosseum?
(a) teach her about impropriety
(b) rescue her from danger
(c) give her to Caesar
(d) throw her to the lions

5. What renews Winterbourne's interest in Daisy Miller?
(a) when he hears she is leaving Rome
(b) when he learns that she has fallen ill
(c) when he hears she has married Giovanelli
(d) when he hears she has broken up with Giovanelli

Short Answer Questions

1. What theme of the novel runs through much of Henry James' novels?

2. Why do they meet where he is waiting?

3. What happens when Daisy goes out alone with gentlemen?

4. How do people like Mrs. Costello often make judgments of others?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 342 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample