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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the opinion of the locals and certain hotel guests about the Millers?
(a) they are brash, uneducated, and uncultivated
(b) they are too hard to get to know
(c) they are polished and too superior for the locals
(d) they are accepted because of their money

2. Given the chance to row off in the night with Winterbourne, what action indicates Daisy might not be as loose as people think?
(a) she opts to return to the hotel with her family
(b) she decides she would rather they all go in and eat
(c) she refuses to make up her mind
(d) she kisses Winterbourne on the mouth and walks off

3. How long does Daisy say Winterbourne has not spoken to her?
(a) an hour and a half
(b) twenty minutes
(c) an hour
(d) half an hour

4. How does Mrs. Costello see Daisy?
(a) as stupid and unstylish
(b) as arrogant
(c) as a gold digger
(d) as coarse and a flirt

5. Why does Winterbourne not visit his aunt in the hotel?
(a) she is ill and not receiving visitors
(b) she has gone unexpectedly to Rome
(c) she has a gentleman caller
(d) she is out shopping

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

7. Why does Vevey appear to be more relaxed in social values than in other parts of Europe?
(a) because of its isolation
(b) because of its higher level of education
(c) because of its international flavor
(d) because of its tolerant religion

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

9. How does Daisy speak to her mother, the servant, and perfect strangers?
(a) with a lot of curiosity
(b) with a kind of sweetness
(c) with a shocking bluntness
(d) with a very loud voice

10. What does Daisy represent in the novel?
(a) innocence or the appearance of it
(b) American madness
(c) heartlessness
(d) the power of money

11. What is the mystery of the novel?
(a) the truth about Daisy's innocence
(b) where Daisy was born
(c) who the woman in Geneva is
(d) where Mr. Miller is

12. What does Daisy say about her brother?
(a) he is tiresome
(b) he is ugly
(c) he is not very bright
(d) he is well behaved

13. What does Daisy suspect about Winterbourne's return to Geneva?
(a) he's bored with her company
(b) he likes to break hearts
(c) he has a girlfriend there
(d) he wants to get away from her

14. How does Daisy seem to Winterbourne during the trip?
(a) a mixture of innocence and crudity
(b) a mixture of youth and old age
(c) a mixture of elegance and rustic behavior
(d) a mixture of sophistication and barbarianism

15. Why is Winterbourne a bit uncomfortable waiting for Daisy?
(a) maybe she won't come
(b) he feels over dressed
(c) his aunt might come down
(d) everyone can see them meet

Short Answer Questions

1. Under other circumstances, what might make Daisy acceptable to European society?

2. What does Daisy accuse her mother of doing?

3. What is Daisy's younger brother's name?

4. What does Eugenio suggest to Daisy?

5. What does Daisy say her mother doesn't like?

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