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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) It is good for Strether.
(b) Strether will learn French quickly if he stays.
(c) Strether should marry a French woman.
(d) It is too expensive.

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

3. Who interrupts Madame de Vionnet's conversation with Strether?
(a) Chad.
(b) A Duchess.
(c) Jeanne.
(d) Waymarsh.

4. What does Bilham tell Chad in Book 3?
(a) That Chad is broke.
(b) That Chad has two girlfriends.
(c) That Chad has started a new business.
(d) That Chad has changed.

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

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

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

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

9. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey about Bilham in Book 3?
(a) He has made a friend of him.
(b) He suspects he is a criminal.
(c) He is very wealthy.
(d) He finds him immature.

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

11. How long before Strether went to look for Chad did Chad leave?
(a) 15 minutes ago.
(b) About 1 month ago.
(c) 2 hours ago.
(d) 1 year ago.

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

13. What does Madame de Vionnet ask Strether in Book 5?
(a) If he finds her attractive.
(b) Whether Miss Gostrey has put in a good word for her.
(c) If Waymarsh is coming to the party.
(d) If he and Chad get along well.

14. Who is Gloriani?
(a) A singer.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A sculptor.
(d) A doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Chad's father?

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

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

4. What does Miss Gostrey say about Cannes?

5. What is the plot of the play in Book 2?

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