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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 response when Eugenio asks if she intends to go alone?
(a) of course, she's a big girl now
(b) yes, she knows how to row
(c) no, she's taking Randolph
(d) no, with this gentleman

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

3. Why does Mrs. Costello say about meeting Daisy Miller?
(a) that the girl is common and thus not fit company
(b) that the girl is old enough to take care of herself
(c) that the girl should invite her mother along
(d) that the girl is too young to meet her

4. What could Daisy not say when introducing Winterbourne to her mother?
(a) how old he is
(b) how long she has known him
(c) his full name
(d) where he is from

5. What does Daisy accuse her mother of doing?
(a) poking around
(b) making a scene
(c) hiding from Randolph
(d) looking for gentlemen

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Daisy represent in the novel?

3. What is the irony of Mrs. Costello's attitude?

4. What does Daisy ask Winterbourne if he would do?

5. How does Mrs. Costello epitomize the double standard of the day when her nephew tells her about his outing with Daisy?

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