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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. What request does Daisy make of Mrs. Walker?
(a) to bring her some English tea
(b) to bring a gentleman friend to her party
(c) to ignore Mr. Winterbourne
(d) to tell her where she buys her clothes

2. What does Daisy say is a disagreeable thing for Winterbourne today?
(a) that she and Giovanelli are in love
(b) that she has no fashion sense
(c) that she has no culture
(d) that she is star struck

3. When Winterbourne goes looking for Daisy and Giovanelli in the park, what does Daisy do when she spots him?
(a) leads Giovanelli into a crowd where they get lost
(b) gets Giovanelli to hire a carriage to take them away
(c) hides herself and Giovanelli behind her parasol
(d) screams at Winterbourne to go away

4. What is the irony of Mrs. Costello?
(a) she has no particular religious beliefs
(b) she is trying to deny her American past
(c) she is American with an Italian last name
(d) she is more naive than Daisy

5. What does Daisy say she intends to do?
(a) to stroll and socialize with Mr. Giovanelli
(b) to sit in the garden and read
(c) to find a local bar
(d) to look for new men

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Daisy correspond with Winterbourne?

2. What is Daisy doing, according to Mrs. Costello, that disturbs Winterbourne?

3. What are the rumors about what Winterbourne is pursuing in Geneva?

4. What does Winterbourne finally decide about Daisy?

5. More so in Rome, what is the central theme of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the admonition Winterbourne receives from his aunt?

2. What does Daisy say she is about to do that scandalizes the Americans at Mrs. Walker's house?

3. How does the news about Daisy alter Winterbourne's plans after he arrives in Rome?

4. What is Winterbourne's ulterior motive in going with Daisy to meet Giovanelli?

5. In what way does Daisy turn the tables on Winterbourne when he warns her about Giovanelli?

6. Describe the information Winterbourne receives about Daisy from Mrs. Walker.

7. How does James show that Daisy is not romantically interested in Giovanelli?

8. Describe the difference between Mrs. Costello's opinion of Daisy and Mrs. Miller's opinion.

9. How does Winterbourne respond to Mrs. Costello?

10. How does Winterbourne's attempt at a joke turn out badly?

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