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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Books 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sits in between Strether and Waymarsh in Book 3?
(a) Madame de Vionnet.
(b) Mamie Pocock.
(c) Sarah Newsome.
(d) Miss Gostrey.

2. What does Strether do with the telegraph from Mrs. Newsome in Book 7?
(a) Crumples it up.
(b) Frames it.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Replies to it immediately.

3. What does Miss Barrace do after breakfast?
(a) Does the dishes.
(b) Walks her dog.
(c) Does yoga.
(d) Smokes cigarettes.

4. What does Waymarsh aver that he knows nothing about in Book 10?
(a) The weather forecast.
(b) Sarah's feelings about him.
(c) Mrs. Newsome's cables.
(d) The train schedule.

5. What does Chad tell Strether about Paris in Book 5?
(a) It is too expensive.
(b) It is good for Strether.
(c) Strether will learn French quickly if he stays.
(d) Strether should marry a French woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Strether compare Mamie in Book 9?

2. Whom does Madame de Vionnet charm, according to Miss Barrace, in Book 10?

3. What does Madame de Vionnet tell Strether that she has heard about him?

4. What does Madame de Vionnet say about Strether's time in Paris in Book 8?

5. What color is Jeanne wearing when Strether meets her?

(see the answer key)

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