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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food do Strether and Miss Gostrey eat together in Chapter 12?
(a) Melon.
(b) Baguettes.
(c) Cheese and Crackers.
(d) Cookies and Milk.

2. What surprises Strether about the Pococks?
(a) They like to go out to eat a lot.
(b) They drink too much wine.
(c) They do not speak French.
(d) They do not seem to notice the changes in Chad.

3. What does Sarah say concerning Paris?
(a) That she hates Paris.
(b) That she knows Paris.
(c) That Paris is intimidating.
(d) That Paris too expensive.

4. What nickname is used for Sarah?
(a) Sally.
(b) Suzy.
(c) Sarita.
(d) Sar-Sar.

5. What does Miss Gostrey say that Madame de Vionnet said about Chad?
(a) He is an excellent cook of French cuisine.
(b) He is particularly fond of parties.
(c) He has a penchant for spending too much money.
(d) He has the makings of an illustrious man of business.

6. Why do Strether and Sarah not make eye contact during dinner at Chad's apartment in Chapter 10?
(a) Sarah is absent from dinner.
(b) They are seated on the same side of the table.
(c) They are openly feuding.
(d) Strether gets drunk.

7. How does Strether describe Mamie's dress?
(a) European.
(b) Like that of an old woman.
(c) Unkempt.
(d) Scandalous.

8. What does Strether suggest that Chad wants in Book 12?
(a) A challenging career.
(b) An endless vacation.
(c) A perfect wife.
(d) A kickable surface.

9. Whom is Jeanne de Vionnet to marry?
(a) Waymarsh.
(b) Chad Newsome.
(c) Strether.
(d) Monsieur de Montbron.

10. With whom does Madame de Vionnet wish for her daughter to spend time in Book 9?
(a) Miss Barrace.
(b) Mamie.
(c) Chad.
(d) Strether.

11. Why does Strether feel as though he will never see Madame de Vionnet again in Book 8?
(a) She is not at her apartment when he visits.
(b) She yells at him to return to America.
(c) He suspects that Chad has cast her off.
(d) He noticed her crying.

12. What does Strether suspect Waymarsh of doing?
(a) Having an affair with Miss Gostrey.
(b) Eating too much.
(c) Corresponding with Madame de Vionnet.
(d) Communicating with Mrs. Newsome.

13. What does Mrs. Newsome write to Strether in Book 7?
(a) That she is joining him in Paris.
(b) That he needs to return to Woollett immediately.
(c) That she hopes he never comes home.
(d) That she no longer loves him.

14. From whom does Strether receive a message at the beginning of Book 12?
(a) Maria Gostrey.
(b) Mamie Pocock.
(c) Sarah Pocock.
(d) Madame de Vionnet.

15. What does Strether notice about Madame de Vionnet during their last meeting?
(a) She hasn't showered recently.
(b) She is more beautiful than ever.
(c) She is visibly older.
(d) She is speaking Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Strether find at Mrs. Pocock's salon in Book 8?

2. Where are the Pococks going to visit after Paris?

3. Of what does Strether try to convince Chad in Book 12?

4. What does Bilham tell Chad in Chapter 10?

5. What does Madame de Voinnet ask Strether in front of the Pococks in Book 9?

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