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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 young Pagan.
(b) The consummate host.
(c) The prodigal son.
(d) The pilgrim of Woollett.

2. What sort of jewelry does Madame de Vionnet wear when Strether meets her?
(a) Gold bracelets.
(b) Large hoop earrings.
(c) A diamond necklace.
(d) Rings on all ten fingers.

3. Why does Miss Gostrey suspect that Waymarsh is uncomfortable during their walk?
(a) He looks at his watch.
(b) He is sweating.
(c) He tells her so.
(d) He is stammering.

4. Where is Waymarsh from?
(a) Boston.
(b) Milrose.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

5. To what meal does Bilham invite Strether?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) High tea.
(d) Dejeuner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What deal does Strether make with Chad in Book 5?

2. What does Miss Gostrey say about Chad having a nice house?

3. Who interrupts Madame de Vionnet's conversation with Strether?

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

5. What does Waymarsh think of Europe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which characters have breakfast together at Chad's apartment in Book 3?

3. How do Madame de Vionnet and Miss Gostrey know one another?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Jeanne wearing when Strether first meets her?

10. What does Strether ask Bilham in Book 5?

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