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

2. What is a central clash in the novel?

3. How does Winterbourne want to travel to the castle?

4. What has Mrs. Costello done after seeing the Millers in the hotel?

5. What is Winterbourne's reason for being attracted to Daisy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be a flirtatious pastime of Daisy's?

2. What behavior on the part of the Millers accentuates the European-American conflict?

3. What are some of the Miller family behaviors that appear objectionable to the American expatriates?

4. What makes Winterbourne so proud on the trip to Chillon?

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

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

7. Describe briefly how Daisy enjoys creating a fuss.

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

9. What shows the ineptitude of Mrs. Miller as a mother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing Daisy to the Cindy Lauper song, Girls Just Want to Have Fun. In your essay show how Henry James' Daisy Miller foreshadows a much less restrictive future for young American women.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay about Henry James as a storyteller. State your opinion about his ability to hold the interest of the reader. Include the literary devices he uses and how well you think he manages to do that.

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