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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. How does Strether refer to Chad in Book 5?
(a) The consummate host.
(b) The young Pagan.
(c) The prodigal son.
(d) The pilgrim of Woollett.

2. What is Madame de Vionnet wearing when Strether meets her?
(a) A floral skirt.
(b) A black dress.
(c) A red dress.
(d) A gray suit.

3. What is Strether's first name?
(a) Neville.
(b) James.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Chuck.

4. Where is Chad's father?
(a) In New York.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In Woollett.
(d) He has passed away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Waymarsh from?

2. What does Miss Gostrey say about her occupation?

3. What does Miss Barrace do after breakfast?

4. Who joins Strether for breakfast in Book 3?

5. Where is Strether from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Strether and Miss Gostrey take a walk in Book 1?

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

3. To what does Miss Barrace compare Waymarsh when she first meets him?

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

5. Where does Strether first encounter Chad Newsome?

6. Where is the garden party to which Chad invites Strether in Book 5?

7. What does Madame de Vionnet say to Strether when she first meets him?

8. What is the French term for breakfast and what does Waymarsh think about it?

9. Where does Strether first see Bilham standing?

10. How does Miss Gostrey know Waymarsh?

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