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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Winterbourne wait for Daisy to join him for the trip to the castle?

2. What do the Millers do with Eugenio that the Europeans do not understand?

3. What is the mystery of the novel?

4. What is Winterbourne's suggestion to Daisy?

5. What does Daisy do inside the castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Winterbourne's self-image on the trip?

2. Explain Winterbourne's attraction to Daisy.

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

4. How does Miller set up a theme of tension between the Americans and the Europeans?

5. What is the basis on which the questions of Daisy's innocence is judged?

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

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

8. What is the overall objection to the Miller family?

9. What is it that Daisy does that causes so much gossip among the Americans?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the differences in European social order and the more democratic social order of the USA. Discuss the idea of social classes and give your opinion about such structure.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay entitled, I Think Daisy Miller Would Fit in Well Today. What would she be like today? How would she dress? How would she be accepted by society today? Write about Daisy as a forerunner of the modern American woman.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the generation gap. In Daisy's day, Mrs. Miller is a perfect example of an older woman completely befuddled by the behavior of her children. Discuss the generation gap as something that has always existed and why you think that is.

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