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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 Madame de Vionnet tell Strether in Book 9?
(a) That she thinks he should return to America.
(b) That she finds him irresistibly attractive.
(c) That no man could be kinder than he is to her.
(d) That he is one of the most intelligent men she knows.

2. What food do Strether and Miss Gostrey eat together in Chapter 12?
(a) Cookies and Milk.
(b) Melon.
(c) Cheese and Crackers.
(d) Baguettes.

3. What does Strether thinking concerning Jim?
(a) That he will hate Paris.
(b) That he suspects Jim hates him.
(c) That he will tell him where Strether's reputation stands in Woollett.
(d) That he will love Paris.

4. To what does Strether liken himself in Book 12?
(a) A figure in an old clock at Bern.
(b) A carnival dancer.
(c) A tightrope walker.
(d) A bus driver.

5. What does Strether remark of Mamie Pocock's voice in Book 9?
(a) It is shrill.
(b) It is melodious.
(c) It is soporific.
(d) It is like that of a girl of 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Madame de Vionnet say about Strether's time in Paris in Book 8?

2. How does Strether claim to have known that something was about to happen in Book 10?

3. What does Miss Gostrey ask Strether in Book 7?

4. What does Strether tells Bilham in Chapter 10?

5. What does Strether notice is as he walks up to Chad's apartment Book 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who has departed for Switzerland in Book 11?

2. What does Chad ask Strether concerning his feelings from Chad's mother in Book 7?

3. What does Strether do with the telegram he receives from Mrs. Newsome in Book 7?

4. What does Chad admit about Sarah's visit to Strether in Book 11?

5. Where is Strether's last visit in Paris?

6. Who helped to arrange the new marriage announced in Book 9?

7. Whom does Strether visit at the beginning of Book 9?

8. For how long has Miss Gostrey been absent in Book 7?

9. Where does Strether visit in the beginning of Book 7?

10. Why does Strether thank Madame de Vionnet?

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