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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 does Miss Gostrey say is Strether's failure?
(a) The failure to enjoy.
(b) The failure to watch his weight.
(c) The failure to save money.
(d) The failure to speak French.

2. Where does Strether go walking in Paris?
(a) The Champs Élysées.
(b) The Rue Mabeuf.
(c) The Rue Morgue.
(d) The Luxembourg Gardens.

3. Where is Waymarsh from?
(a) Milrose.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Boston.

4. On which day does Strether go to the theater with Miss Gostrey?
(a) The seventh.
(b) The third.
(c) The first.
(d) The ninth.

5. With whom does Miss Gostrey leave the theater in a taxi?
(a) Alone.
(b) With her husband.
(c) With a stranger.
(d) With Waymarsh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Strether go on his second day?

2. From where is Waymarsh arriving?

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

4. What is the plot of the play in Book 2?

5. Where does Strether first go for refreshments in Paris?

(see the answer key)

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