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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 Strether seek to ask Bilham in Book 5?
(a) Whether he finds Madame de Vionnet attractive.
(b) Whether he wants to return to America.
(c) Whether he is passing in Parisian society.
(d) Whether he finds Jeanne attractive.

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

3. What does Strether ask Chad in Book 5?
(a) If he needs money.
(b) Whether he loves Mamie Pocock.
(c) Whether he is engaged to Jeanne.
(d) Whether he loves Jeanne.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chad ask Strether in Book 6?

2. On what does Strether have his name?

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

4. What advice does Strether give to Bilham?

5. Where does Strether first go for refreshments in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Strether first see Bilham standing?

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

6. How does Strether recognize Miss Gostrey?

7. Where does Strether first encounter Chad Newsome?

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

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

10. How does Miss Gostrey know Waymarsh?

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