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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. Where does Strether speak with Mamie in Book 9?
(a) In a café.
(b) In Bilham's apartment.
(c) In Miss Gostrey's apartment.
(d) In Sarah Pocock's apartment.

2. Where does Strether go in the beginning of Book 7?
(a) Saint-Goustin.
(b) La Palace.
(c) Notre Dame cathedral.
(d) Champs Élysées.

3. What does Miss Gostrey say to Strether during their last meeting?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "I love Chad."
(c) "I'd do anything for you."
(d) "Go back to where you came from."

4. What is the ultimatum from Mrs. Newsome?
(a) That she will send Sarah and Jim to Paris if Chad does not return.
(b) That she will come herself to Paris if Chad does not return.
(c) That Chad is cut out of the will if he does not return.
(d) That Strether is cut out of the will if he does not return.

5. Where is Strether accustomed to taking his meals?
(a) The salle-a-manger.
(b) The living room.
(c) The café near Chad's apartment.
(d) A local bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Strether liken himself in Book 12?

2. What does Strether tells Bilham in Chapter 10?

3. How does Strether describe Maria Gostrey's dining room?

4. What is the last thing that Strether says to Miss Gostrey?

5. Where does Miss Gostrey tell Strether that she went in Book 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chad tell Strether he is ready to do in Book 7?

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

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

4. Whom does Strether encounter at the Cheval Blanc?

5. What does Chad tell Strether concerning Mamie Pocock in Book 11?

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

7. What does Madame de Vionnet ask Strether concerning Mrs. Newsome?

8. How does Strether travel outside of Paris in Book 11?

9. Which new characters arrive in Paris in Book 8?

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

(see the answer keys)

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