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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 Miss Gostrey tell Strether that she went in Book 12?
(a) Bordeaux.
(b) Cannes.
(c) Mentone.
(d) Beauvais.

2. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey concerning Mamie in Book 9?
(a) That Mamie is splendid.
(b) That she should spend more time with Mamie.
(c) That Mamie can't be trusted.
(d) That Mamie hates Paris.

3. What does Madame de Vionnet say about Strether's time in Paris in Book 8?
(a) She is in love with him.
(b) He should return to America.
(c) He has renewed his acquaintance with Chad.
(d) He is without any friends in Paris.

4. How is Jim described?
(a) Small and fat.
(b) Large and imposing.
(c) Tall and dark.
(d) Gaunt and sickly.

5. Why do Strether and Sarah not make eye contact during dinner at Chad's apartment in Chapter 10?
(a) Sarah is absent from dinner.
(b) They are openly feuding.
(c) They are seated on the same side of the table.
(d) Strether gets drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strether suggest to Bilham in Book 10?

2. Whom is Jeanne de Vionnet to marry?

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

4. How does Strether describe Mamie's dress?

5. Where does Waymarsh take Sarah to dine in Book 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whom does Strether encounter first at the beginning of Book 7?

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

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

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

6. Whom does Strether encounter at the Cheval Blanc?

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

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

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

10. What opinion does Mamie Pocock give Strether about Madame de Vionnet in Book 9?

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