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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 are the Pococks going to visit after Paris?
(a) Greece.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Canada.
(d) Croatia.

2. What does Strether tells Bilham in Chapter 10?
(a) That he loves him like a son.
(b) That he will leave him every penny he has.
(c) That he plans to remain in Paris.
(d) That he is finding it hard to bond with Chad.

3. Whom does Vionnet want Sarah to spend time with?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Miss Barrace.
(c) Jeanne's fiancé.
(d) Her daughter, Jeanne.

4. What does Chad tell Strether about his mother in Book 7?
(a) That his mother is disingenuous.
(b) That his mother is in love with Strether.
(c) That if she sends the Pococks, it means she does not trust Strether.
(d) That he has missed his sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strether tell Madame de Vionnet during their last encounter?

2. What does Strether do with the telegraph from Mrs. Newsome in Book 7?

3. What does Strether suspect Waymarsh of doing?

4. What does Miss Gostrey say to Strether during their last meeting?

5. At what time does Madame de Vionnet ask Chad to visit her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where in Paris is the Pocock's hotel?

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

5. Who has departed for Switzerland in Book 11?

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

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

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

9. Whom does Strether encounter at the Cheval Blanc?

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

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