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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. What is Miss Gostrey's first name?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Eustacia.
(d) Clara.

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

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

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

5. From whose novel does Miss Gostrey recognize Strether's name?
(a) Emily Brontë.
(b) Victor Hugo.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Balzac.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who travels to Paris with Strether?

2. Where is Strether from?

3. What does Miss Gostrey say is Strether's failure?

4. What is Strether's first name?

5. Whom does Strether expect to meet at his hotel in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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