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

2. Where do Miss Gostrey and Strether go for a walk?
(a) In the theater district.
(b) Around the city walls.
(c) Around the capital building.
(d) On the boardwalk.

3. What does Bilham tell Chad in Book 3?
(a) That Chad has started a new business.
(b) That Chad has two girlfriends.
(c) That Chad is broke.
(d) That Chad has changed.

4. Where does Madame de Vionnet live?
(a) Rue de Belleschasse
(b) Rue de Rivoli.
(c) Boulevard Malesherbes.
(d) Rue de Marytrs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strether tell Madame de Vionnet in Book 6?

2. Where was Strether before Chester?

3. What does Madame de Vionnet tell Strether that she has heard about him?

4. Who sits in between Strether and Waymarsh in Book 3?

5. How old is Bilham, according to Strether's estimation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Strether first encounter Chad Newsome?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where is Chad's apartment in Paris?

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

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

10. What physical change does Strether notice in Chad?

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