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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Madame de Vionnet tell Strether that she has heard about him?
(a) The finest things.
(b) A sordid history.
(c) A great deal.
(d) Nothing.

2. Whom is Jeanne de Vionnet to marry?
(a) Strether.
(b) Waymarsh.
(c) Chad Newsome.
(d) Monsieur de Montbron.

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

4. What advice does Strether give to Bilham?
(a) Pursue ethical business practices.
(b) Live life to the fullest.
(c) Treat women with respect.
(d) Save his money.

5. What does Waymarsh tell Strether concerning Sarah Pocock in Book 10?
(a) That she is grateful for Strether's efforts on behalf of her mother.
(b) That she is worried about Strether's health.
(c) That she wants to meet Strether in about an hour.
(d) That she thinks Strether should remain in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim think about his wife?

2. What nationality does Strether jokingly wish that Chad's lover is?

3. How does the author refer to Waymarsh in Book 7?

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

5. What does Miss Gostrey tell Strether in Book 4?

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