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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Strether eat with Chad in Book 5?
(a) Fruit.
(b) A baguette.
(c) Cheese and crackers.
(d) Toast.

2. Where is Chad's father?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Woollett.
(d) He has passed away.

3. To what meal does Bilham invite Strether?
(a) Lunch.
(b) High tea.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Dejeuner.

4. What does Chad say that Strether and his family must have imagined during his time in Paris?
(a) Horrors.
(b) Women.
(c) Delights.
(d) Extravagance.

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

6. What does Bilham tell Strether about Chad's attachment in Book 4?
(a) It is virtuous.
(b) It is relatively new.
(c) It is permanent.
(d) It is disgraceful.

7. How old is Bilham, according to Strether's estimation?
(a) 22.
(b) 56.
(c) 16.
(d) Not quite 30.

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

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

10. What does Strether say to Bilham concerning Jeanne in Book 6?
(a) That Jeanne is more attractive than her mother.
(b) That she is too good for Chad.
(c) That if Chad gives her up, he should be ashamed of himself.
(d) That Jeanne should come to America.

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

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

13. Where does Strether first go for refreshments in Paris?
(a) Le Select.
(b) Le Procope.
(c) Cafe Riche.
(d) Les Deux Magots.

14. Where does Miss Gostrey meet Bilham?
(a) A café.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) A hotel.

15. What does Waymarsh say to Strether in Book 3?
(a) "Give it a whirl."
(b) "You only live once."
(c) "You ain't so young, but you've kept your teeth."
(d) "Never count your chickens before they hatch."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miss Gostrey know Waymarsh?

2. Where is Gloriani's party?

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

4. How does Miss Gostrey know Madame de Vionnet?

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

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