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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 does Miss Gostrey say about Chad having a nice house?
(a) She wants to see it.
(b) She wants move in.
(c) It proves nothing.
(d) It is very impressive.

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

3. What does Strether say he has heard about Madame de Vionnet in Book 5?
(a) A long history.
(b) A mix of opinions.
(c) The most wonderful things.
(d) Almost nothing.

4. What is Miss Gostrey's first name?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Eustacia.
(c) Clara.
(d) Maria.

5. How old is Bilham, according to Strether's estimation?
(a) 56.
(b) 22.
(c) Not quite 30.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Madame de Vionnet ask Strether in Book 5?

2. What sorts of things does Madame de Vionnet have in her apartment?

3. Where is Gloriani's party?

4. What does Waymarsh say to Strether in Book 3?

5. Where is Waymarsh from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much time elapses before Miss Gostrey arrives in Paris in Book 3?

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

3. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey about Bilham when she first returns to Paris?

4. Where does Bilham say that Chad is when Strether first comes looking for him?

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

6. How does Strether meet Miss Gostrey?

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

8. How does Strether recognize Miss Gostrey?

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

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

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