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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. On what street is Chad's building?
(a) Boulevard de Clichy.
(b) The Boulevard Malesherbes.
(c) Rue de Rivoli.
(d) Avenue Victor Hugo.

2. Who is Gloriani?
(a) A sculptor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A singer.

3. Who joins Strether at the end of Book 3?
(a) Madame de Vionnet.
(b) Sarah Newsome.
(c) Jeanne de Vionnet.
(d) Chad Newsome.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chad ask Strether in Book 6?

2. Where was Strether before Chester?

3. What does Strether say to Bilham concerning Jeanne in Book 6?

4. Where does Miss Barrace say that she lived as a little girl?

5. Who joins Strether for breakfast in Book 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miss Gostrey know Waymarsh?

2. Where does Strether first see Bilham standing?

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

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

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

6. What does Strether ask Bilham in Book 5?

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

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

9. Why does Chad's mother want him to return to America?

10. Before meeting Jeanne and Madame de Vionnet, what nationality does Strether suppose they are?

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