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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. Who does Strether find at Mrs. Pocock's salon in Book 8?
(a) Madame de Vionnet.
(b) Waymarsh.
(c) Miss Barrace.
(d) Bilham.

2. Who does Strether notice falls under Sarah's influence in Book 8?
(a) Bilham.
(b) Chad.
(c) Jim.
(d) Waymarsh.

3. What does Strether suspect Waymarsh of doing?
(a) Corresponding with Madame de Vionnet.
(b) Having an affair with Miss Gostrey.
(c) Eating too much.
(d) Communicating with Mrs. Newsome.

4. How does Strether describe Mamie's dress?
(a) Scandalous.
(b) Like that of an old woman.
(c) European.
(d) Unkempt.

5. How does Strether describe Maria Gostrey's dining room?
(a) Pristine.
(b) Cluttered.
(c) Dutch-looking.
(d) Filthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Strether about the Pococks?

2. Whom does Strether think that Chad should be with?

3. Who does Strether feel took his place with Chad?

4. What is the ultimatum from Mrs. Newsome?

5. Who tells Strether about the Pocock's trip to Switzerland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who takes Sarah out to dinner in Book 9?

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

3. What artist's painting does the scenery outside Paris remind Strether of?

4. When Strether encounters Mamie Pocock, whom is she expecting?

5. How many times as Strether written to Miss Gostrey during her absence?

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

7. Whom does Strether ask to marry Mamie Pocock in Book 10?

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

9. Who does Madame de Vionnet announce is getting married in Book 9?

10. With whom does Strether discuss meeting in Book 11?

(see the answer keys)

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