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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 Sarah say concerning Paris?
(a) That Paris is intimidating.
(b) That she knows Paris.
(c) That Paris too expensive.
(d) That she hates Paris.

2. What does Strether notice about Madame de Vionnet's accent?
(a) She can barely speak English.
(b) She is American.
(c) It is unlike any other he has heard.
(d) She is faking her accent.

3. What does Strether remark of Mamie Pocock's voice in Book 9?
(a) It is like that of a girl of 15.
(b) It is melodious.
(c) It is shrill.
(d) It is soporific.

4. What does Mrs. Newsome write to Strether in Book 7?
(a) That she no longer loves him.
(b) That he needs to return to Woollett immediately.
(c) That she hopes he never comes home.
(d) That she is joining him in Paris.

5. What does Chad ask Strether in Book 5?
(a) What his mother really thinks of Chad.
(b) What he wants for dinner.
(c) Whether he is afraid of Madame de Vionnet.
(d) How much money his mother has.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strether tell Bilham concerning Mamie Pocock's opinion of Chad?

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

3. Where is Waymarsh from?

4. Who does Strether notice falls under Sarah's influence in Book 8?

5. Where was Strether before Chester?

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