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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Books 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Strether feel he has been sent to Paris?
(a) To find a spouse.
(b) For a heist.
(c) To save Chad.
(d) On business.

2. What does Miss Gostrey say about Cannes?
(a) It is the most beautiful part of France.
(b) It is a long journey.
(c) Decent men do not go there with decent women.
(d) It is overpriced.

3. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey about Chad in Book 7?
(a) He is obscure.
(b) He is foolish.
(c) He is intimidating.
(d) He is incorrigible.

4. Where does Miss Barrace say that she lived as a little girl?
(a) Rue de Rivoli.
(b) Rue Marbeuf.
(c) Rue de Seine.
(d) Rue Montaigne.

5. Who is Mamie Pocock?
(a) Sarah Newsome's sister-in-law.
(b) Chad's mother.
(c) Chad's ex-wife.
(d) Strether's ex-wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Strether refer to Chad in Book 5?

2. What do Strether and Miss Gostrey do before the theater?

3. What does Waymarsh ask Strether about Chad in Book 3?

4. From where is Waymarsh arriving?

5. What does Miss Gostrey ask Strether in Book 7?

(see the answer key)

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