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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 Winterbourne's frame of mind as Daisy goes inside?
(a) relieved
(b) bitter
(c) amused
(d) puzzled

2. What shocks Mrs. Costello when Winterbourne tells her where he was all afternoon?
(a) that Mrs. Miller went with them on the steamer
(b) that the courier stayed out of sight
(c) that he was alone with Daisy
(d) that he nearly fell from the steamer

3. Why do Mrs. Costello and the Europeans not need physical proof of Daisy's indiscretions?
(a) she appears to be pregnant
(b) what she does in plain view is easy to tell what she does in private
(c) she tells on herself
(d) the gossip is enough to brand her as immoral

4. What does Winterbourne conclude when he thinks he can spend time alone with Daisy?
(a) that Daisy's mother will relent and go with them
(b) that Daisy is teasing him and it will never happen
(c) that Daisy is too innocent to know what she's doing
(d) that Daisy is not as innocent as she looks

5. What is a central clash in the novel?
(a) youth versus age
(b) American versus European culture
(c) style versus garrishness
(d) men versus women

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daisy Miller tell Winterbourne about her trip?

2. Where does Daisy's brother say his father is?

3. What does Winterbourne say his function is for the trip to Chillon Castle?

4. Why does Vevey appear to be more relaxed in social values than in other parts of Europe?

5. Why does Mrs. Costello say about meeting Daisy Miller?

(see the answer key)

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