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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bilham tell Chad in Chapter 10?
(a) That he finds Sarah obnoxious.
(b) That Sarah is charming.
(c) That Sarah thinks that her family's claims on Chad are justified.
(d) That Chad and Sarah have been arguing.

2. How does Strether claim to have known that something was about to happen in Book 10?
(a) Chad's tone.
(b) Waymarsh's unusual behavior.
(c) The bad weather.
(d) Miss Gostrey's absence.

3. What business practice does Chad discuss in Book 12?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Janitorial services.
(d) Economies of Scale.

4. What des Strether learn that Chad told Sarah?
(a) Chad put the blame on Strether for not returning to America.
(b) Chad is tired of Paris.
(c) Chad loves Miss Barrace.
(d) Strether has been having an affair with Madame de Vionnet.

5. What does Strether do with the telegraph from Mrs. Newsome in Book 7?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Frames it.
(c) Replies to it immediately.
(d) Crumples it up.

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

7. Where does Strether go in the beginning of Book 7?
(a) Notre Dame cathedral.
(b) Saint-Goustin.
(c) La Palace.
(d) Champs Élysées.

8. What does Waymarsh aver that he knows nothing about in Book 10?
(a) Mrs. Newsome's cables.
(b) The weather forecast.
(c) The train schedule.
(d) Sarah's feelings about him.

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

10. What does Miss Gostrey call Waymarsh in Book 9?
(a) A talented artist.
(b) An intimidating lawyer.
(c) An excellent singer.
(d) A hideous old coquette.

11. Where is Strether accustomed to taking his meals?
(a) A local bar.
(b) The café near Chad's apartment.
(c) The salle-a-manger.
(d) The living room.

12. Where does Strether speak with Mamie in Book 9?
(a) In Sarah Pocock's apartment.
(b) In Bilham's apartment.
(c) In a café.
(d) In Miss Gostrey's apartment.

13. How does the author refer to Waymarsh in Book 7?
(a) The consummate friend.
(b) The corrupt lawyer.
(c) The perfect gentleman.
(d) The pilgrim from Milrose.

14. What does Strether tell Chad in Book 7?
(a) That he is gravely ill.
(b) That he loves Miss Gostrey.
(c) That he needs more time.
(d) That he is ready to be done with Paris.

15. What does Strether think of Mamie in Book 9?
(a) She is intelligent.
(b) She is poor.
(c) She is dense.
(d) She is charming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Newsome write to Strether in Book 7?

2. What does Miss Barrace say about Chad in Book 10?

3. Who helped to arrange Jeanne de Vionnet's marriage?

4. Where does Waymarsh take Sarah to dine in Book 9?

5. Who does Strether notice falls under Sarah's influence in Book 8?

(see the answer keys)

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