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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Miss Gostrey know Madame de Vionnet?
(a) Miss Gostrey is Madame de Vionnet's sister-in-law.
(b) They worked at a café together.
(c) They attended school together.
(d) They used to be best friends.

2. How often does Strether tell Chad that he writes to Mrs. Newsome?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Seldom.
(c) Perpentually.
(d) Once a week.

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

4. On what does Strether have his name?
(a) A literary review.
(b) A tour bus.
(c) A fishing magazine.
(d) A golden watch.

5. Who introduce Jeanne to Strether?
(a) Gloriani.
(b) Chad.
(c) Waymarsh.
(d) Madame de Vionnet.

6. What does Miss Barrace do after breakfast?
(a) Does the dishes.
(b) Smokes cigarettes.
(c) Walks her dog.
(d) Does yoga.

7. What does Waymarsh ask Strether about Chad in Book 3?
(a) If he is rich.
(b) If his apartment is clean.
(c) If has any pets.
(d) If he lives with a woman.

8. Who is the lady whom Bilham invites to breakfast?
(a) Mrs. Newsome.
(b) Miss Barrace.
(c) Sarah Newsome.
(d) Mamie Pocock.

9. Where is Strether from?
(a) Milrose.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Woollett.
(d) Malvern.

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

11. Where does Strether go on his second day?
(a) The Rue Montaigne.
(b) The Rue Scribe.
(c) The Boulevard Malesherbes.
(d) The Rue de Martyrs.

12. What does Bilham tell Strether about Chad's relationship with Madame de Vionnet in Book 6?
(a) It is a match made in heaven.
(b) It is hopeless.
(c) It cannot be vulgar.
(d) It must be kept secret from Mrs. Newsome.

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

14. How does Strether describe Chad's apartment?
(a) Full of beautiful and valuable things.
(b) Very small.
(c) Incredibly spacious.
(d) Disgusting and filthy.

15. What does Miss Gostrey tell Strether in Book 4?
(a) That Chad is very handsome.
(b) That she is dating Chad.
(c) That Chad must have a woman.
(d) That Chad is not as handsome as she expected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Jeanne wearing when Strether meets her?

2. What nationality does Strether jokingly wish that Chad's lover is?

3. Where does Miss Barrace say that she lived as a little girl?

4. What does Chad tell Strether about Paris in Book 5?

5. Where is Waymarsh from?

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