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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Miss Gostrey tell Strether that she went in Book 12?
(a) Cannes.
(b) Beauvais.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Mentone.

4. How is Jim described?
(a) Tall and dark.
(b) Small and fat.
(c) Large and imposing.
(d) Gaunt and sickly.

5. Where does Chad tell Strether that he has recently been in Book 12?
(a) Greece.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

6. Who does Strether find at Mrs. Pocock's salon in Book 8?
(a) Waymarsh.
(b) Miss Barrace.
(c) Bilham.
(d) Madame de Vionnet.

7. What does Miss Barrace say about Chad in Book 10?
(a) That Chad is unwelcome in Paris.
(b) That they will miss Chad if he returns to America.
(c) That she loves Chad.
(d) That Chad will never return to America.

8. From which city in New York do the Pocock's sail?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Savannah.

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

10. Who is Jim's wife?
(a) Mamie.
(b) Maud.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

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

12. What does Madame de Voinnet ask Strether in front of the Pococks in Book 9?
(a) Why he hates her.
(b) What he thinks of her match with Chad.
(c) Whether he would spend more time with her.
(d) Whether he loves her.

13. What does Miss Gostrey ask Strether in Book 7?
(a) Whether Sarah Pocock speaks French.
(b) Whether she will get to meet Chad.
(c) Whether Chad will introduce his sister to Madame de Vionnet.
(d) Whether Sarah Pocock likes French food.

14. To what does Strether compare Mamie in Book 9?
(a) A bird.
(b) A child.
(c) A song.
(d) A dancer.

15. What does Sarah tell Strether about her family concerning Madame de Vionnet?
(a) They love her.
(b) They find her beautiful.
(c) They do not want her.
(d) She is hoping to learn from from her.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Strether liken himself in Book 12?

2. How does Strether describe Maria Gostrey's dining room?

3. What does Strether notices when he enters Sarah Pocock's apartment in Chapter 9?

4. Where does Strether go in the beginning of Book 7?

5. To whom does Strether write before going back to America?

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