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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Winterbourne say he must return to Geneva?
(a) next week
(b) after they return from the castle
(c) tomorrow
(d) in two days

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

3. What secretly pleases Winterbourne?
(a) that she makes such a spectacle of herself
(b) that she doesn't look at any men
(c) that people look at how pretty she is
(d) that no men try to speak to her

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

5. 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 tolerant religion
(c) because of its higher level of education
(d) because of its international flavor

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

7. How does Eugenio react on hearing that Daisy is going to Chillon Castle with Winterbourne?
(a) upset that he has to deal with the younger brother
(b) openly showing his disapproval
(c) glad to be relieved of watching her
(d) afraid that Mrs. Miller will fire him

8. How does Henry James describe Mrs. Miller?
(a) overweight with a prominent nose
(b) small and spare with a wandering eye
(c) large and elegant
(d) hawk-like and narrow of forehead

9. What bargain does Daisy strike to stop teasing Winterbourne?
(a) that he return to the hotel before she leaves for Rome
(b) that he come see her in Rome
(c) that he take her dancing that evening
(d) that he write letters to her from Geneva

10. What does Daisy ask Winterbourne if he would do?
(a) take her out dancing
(b) stop talking to her mother
(c) drive her to Geneva
(d) take her out in a boat

11. What does Daisy Miller tell Winterbourne about her trip?
(a) all the bad experiences she has had
(b) the different kinds of weather she has seen
(c) the problem she has meeting men
(d) all the good shopping since being in Europe

12. What has Mrs. Costello done after seeing the Millers in the hotel?
(a) introduced herself
(b) sent them an invitation to tea
(c) had a migraine headache
(d) kept out of their way

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time passes between Winterbourne's first meeting Daisy and their trip to the castle?

2. Who does Winterbourne meet outside the hotel?

3. What about Daisy is most intriguing to Winterbourne?

4. What is Daisy's response when Eugenio asks if she intends to go alone?

5. What is Winterbourne's suggestion to Daisy?

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