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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface, Books 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Strether expect to meet at his hotel in Chapter 1?
(a) Chad Newsome.
(b) Sarah Pocock.
(c) Abel Newsome.
(d) Waymarsh.

2. What is the plot of the play in Book 2?
(a) A woman and a man elope.
(b) A man and his mother.
(c) A woman and her pet dog.
(d) A woman in a yellow frock corrupts a man.

3. From where is Waymarsh arriving?
(a) Malvern.
(b) Greece.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

4. How does Miss Gostrey know Waymarsh?
(a) She has used his professional services.
(b) He has used her professional services.
(c) Through mutual friends.
(d) She has walked his dogs.

5. What do Strether and Miss Gostrey do before the theater?
(a) They go to a museum.
(b) The have dinner.
(c) They have tea.
(d) They go shopping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Waymarsh think of Europe?

2. On what does Strether have his name?

3. What is Miss Gostrey's occupation?

4. Where is Strether from?

5. What is Strether's first name?

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