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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Strether seek to ask Bilham in Book 5?
(a) Whether he finds Madame de Vionnet attractive.
(b) Whether he finds Jeanne attractive.
(c) Whether he is passing in Parisian society.
(d) Whether he wants to return to America.

2. What does Strether tell Chad he has come to do?
(a) Make him break with everything.
(b) Ask Chad to stop the wasting away his youth.
(c) Ask Chad to introduce him to women.
(d) Entice him to go to Greece.

3. To whom is Sarah Newsome married?
(a) Chad's boss.
(b) John Little Bilham.
(c) Chad's best friend.
(d) Jim Pocock.

4. Who is the lady whom Bilham invites to breakfast?
(a) Sarah Newsome.
(b) Mrs. Newsome.
(c) Miss Barrace.
(d) Mamie Pocock.

5. On what day does Madame de Vionnet ask Strether to call?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Miss Gostrey meet Bilham?

2. What does Chad tell Strether about Paris in Book 5?

3. What does Strether think about Sarah at the advent of her arrival in Paris?

4. What advice does Strether give to Bilham?

5. Where does Miss Gostrey invite Strether in Book 3?

(see the answer key)

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