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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 Chad tell Strether that he has recently been in Book 12?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) Greece.
(d) Spain.

2. Who is Jim's wife?
(a) Maud.
(b) Mamie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

3. What does Madame de Vionnet claim to detest?
(a) Paris.
(b) Herself.
(c) Money.
(d) Dogs.

4. What surprises Strether about the Pococks?
(a) They do not seem to notice the changes in Chad.
(b) They drink too much wine.
(c) They like to go out to eat a lot.
(d) They do not speak French.

5. Where does Waymarsh take Sarah to dine in Book 9?
(a) The Olive Garden.
(b) The Champs Élysées.
(c) Bistro du Midi.
(d) Bignons.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Strether write before going back to America?

2. What does Miss Gostrey call Waymarsh in Book 9?

3. Into what port do the Pococks sail?

4. With whom does Madame de Vionnet wish for her daughter to spend time in Book 9?

5. How is Jim described?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the couple whom Strether finds at the Cheval Blanc doing when he first sees them?

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

7. Who has departed for Switzerland in Book 11?

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

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

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

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