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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What deal does Strether make with Chad in Book 5?
(a) If Strether marries Madame de Vionnet, Chad will marry Jeanne.
(b) Strether will keep Madame de Vionnet a secret from Mrs. Newsome in exchange for money.
(c) Chad will not tell his mother about Miss Gostrey if Strether pays him.
(d) If Strether surrenders himself to Madame de Vionnet, Chad will surrender himself to Strether.

2. What is Miss Gostrey's occupation?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A guide to Europe.
(d) A teacher.

3. After how much time does Chad leave Strether and Madame de Vionnet in the drawing room in Book 6?
(a) After 12 minutes.
(b) After 3 hours.
(c) After 6 hours.
(d) After 2 minutes.

4. 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 is hopeless.
(c) It cannot be vulgar.
(d) It is a match made in heaven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of jewelry does Madame de Vionnet wear when Strether meets her?

2. Who travels to Paris with Strether?

3. With whom does Miss Gostrey leave the theater in a taxi?

4. What do Waymarsh and Strether eat together in Book 2?

5. Where does Madame de Vionnet live?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Chad introduce Strether at the party in Book 5?

2. What analogy does Waymarsh use to refer to Strether's errand in Book 3?

3. How do Madame de Vionnet and Miss Gostrey know one another?

4. Whom does Strether encounter at Chad's apartment during his first visit there?

5. How does Strether learn Miss Gostrey's name?

6. How old does Miss Gostrey suppose that Jeanne de Vionnet is in Book 4?

7. Where does Strether first encounter Chad Newsome?

8. In what part of the city is Miss Gostrey's apartment?

9. What does Bilham tell Strether about Madame de Vionnet's husband?

10. Where is Chad's apartment in Paris?

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