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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Books 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From where does Strether recognize the young lady?
(a) From an inn the previous night.
(b) From his stop in Paris.
(c) From his schooldays.
(d) From America.

3. What does Waymarsh think of Europe?
(a) He finds it bad for his health.
(b) He is tired of it.
(c) He finds it overpriced.
(d) He finds it invigorating.

4. What does Bilham ask Strether in Book 4?
(a) If he likes it in Paris.
(b) If he likes French cuisine.
(c) If he likes art.
(d) If he is ever coming back for breakfast.

5. Who is Mamie Pocock?
(a) Chad's mother.
(b) Chad's ex-wife.
(c) Strether's ex-wife.
(d) Sarah Newsome's sister-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sits in between Strether and Waymarsh in Book 3?

2. On what street is Chad's building?

3. On which day does Strether go to the theater with Miss Gostrey?

4. Who joins Strether at the end of Book 3?

5. Who travels to Paris with Strether?

(see the answer key)

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