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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Books 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Madame de Vionnet tell Strether that she has heard about him?
(a) A sordid history.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The finest things.
(d) A great deal.

2. Who joins Strether at the end of Book 3?
(a) Sarah Newsome.
(b) Jeanne de Vionnet.
(c) Madame de Vionnet.
(d) Chad Newsome.

3. Where is Chad when Strether goes to look for him?
(a) Cannes.
(b) Rome.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Versailles.

4. What does Chad ask Strether in Book 6?
(a) What he thinks of Mrs. Newsome.
(b) When he wants to go to Switzerland.
(c) When he wants to go to America.
(d) What he thinks of Jeanne.

5. What sorts of things does Madame de Vionnet have in her apartment?
(a) Birds and rabbits.
(b) Miniatures, medallions, pictures and books.
(c) Many marble sculptures.
(d) Fine oil paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chad ask Strether?

2. What do Strether and Miss Gostrey do before the theater?

3. Why does Miss Gostrey suspect that Waymarsh is uncomfortable during their walk?

4. Who is Mamie Pocock?

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

(see the answer key)

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