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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chad tell Strether about Paris in Book 5?
(a) Strether should marry a French woman.
(b) Strether will learn French quickly if he stays.
(c) It is too expensive.
(d) It is good for Strether.

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

3. From where is Waymarsh arriving?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Greece.
(d) Malvern.

4. What does Chad ask Strether?
(a) For money.
(b) For a drink.
(c) To give him a ride home.
(d) If he strikes him as improved.

5. Who travels to Paris with Strether?
(a) Chad.
(b) Mamie Pocock.
(c) Sarah Pocock.
(d) Waymarsh.

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

7. What do Waymarsh and Strether eat together in Book 2?
(a) Baguettes.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Soup.
(d) Pizza.

8. Why does Miss Gostrey suspect that Waymarsh is uncomfortable during their walk?
(a) He is stammering.
(b) He is sweating.
(c) He looks at his watch.
(d) He tells her so.

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

10. What is Strether's first name?
(a) James.
(b) Neville.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Chuck.

11. Where does Miss Gostrey invite Strether in Book 3?
(a) A museum.
(b) To her favorite restaurant.
(c) The theater.
(d) A park.

12. Who joins Strether for breakfast in Book 3?
(a) Waymarsh.
(b) Chad.
(c) Mrs. Newsome.
(d) Mamie Pocock.

13. Where was Strether before Chester?
(a) America.
(b) Scotland.
(c) France.
(d) Ireland.

14. Where do Miss Gostrey and Strether go for a walk?
(a) On the boardwalk.
(b) Around the capital building.
(c) In the theater district.
(d) Around the city walls.

15. What does Strether seek to ask Bilham in Book 5?
(a) Whether he wants to return to America.
(b) Whether he finds Madame de Vionnet attractive.
(c) Whether he finds Jeanne attractive.
(d) Whether he is passing in Parisian society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chad suspect that Strether wants to bring him home?

2. Who interrupts Madame de Vionnet's conversation with Strether?

3. How old is Bilham, according to Strether's estimation?

4. How does Strether refer to Chad in Book 5?

5. To what meal does Bilham invite Strether?

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