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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. What theme of the novel runs through much of Henry James' novels?

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

3. In Mrs. Costello's opinion, what may well-bred young ladies not do?

4. What is Winterbourne's frame of mind as Daisy goes inside?

5. What does not seem to concern Winterbourne?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the questions James raises about Daisy Miller?

4. What is the irony of Mrs. Costello's nieces in America?

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

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

7. How does Winterbourne miss a third clue about Daisy's attraction to him?

8. Explain Winterbourne's attraction to Daisy.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 on the value of preserving antiquities. List in your essay the reasons preserving architecture and artifacts have an important role to play in human understanding of our history.

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