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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Winterbourne's reason for being attracted to Daisy?
(a) she has no morals whatsoever
(b) she is wonderfully pretty
(c) she is obviously a rich girl
(d) she is an excellent conversationalist

3. How does Mrs. Costello epitomize the double standard of the day when her nephew tells her about his outing with Daisy?
(a) she accuses her nephew of corrupting a girl
(b) she tells her nephew he cannot come to see her again
(c) she assigns guilt to Daisy
(d) she tells her nephew to do his work in secret

4. What do the Millers do with Eugenio that the Europeans do not understand?
(a) never take his advice
(b) pay him too much
(c) treat him as family
(d) let him stay in their hotel room

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winterbourne say he was doing while not talking with Daisy?

2. How does Mrs. Costello see Daisy?

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

4. What does Daisy say she hopes Winterbourne feels as she goes inside with her mother?

5. Why is Winterbourne a bit uncomfortable waiting for Daisy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the contradiction in Daisy among the Americans?

2. Briefly describe the double standard about morality implied in the novel.

3. Describe the main conflict of the novel.

4. What is Mrs. Costello's admonition to her nephew about Daisy?

5. How do even the women of this era accept the double standard of the sexes?

6. What is another clue Winterbourne seems to miss that Daisy is interested in him?

7. Describe Daisy's coquettish behavior with Winterbourne on the way to Chillon.

8. What shows Daisy's awareness of the American expatriates' snobbishness?

9. What is it in Daisy's conversation that Winterbourne misses that should have told him how Daisy is feeling about him?

10. How does the courier Eugenio react to the suggestion that Daisy go to the Chillon Castle with Winterbourne?

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