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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. What is Waymarsh wearing for the first time in Chapter 10?
(a) Khakis.
(b) A tuxedo.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A straw hat.

2. What does Strether tell Bilham concerning Mamie Pocock's opinion of Chad?
(a) She is in love with Waymarsh.
(b) She never loved Chad.
(c) She would have loved him more as she originally thought he was.
(d) She has never stopped loving Chad.

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

4. What does Jim think about his wife?
(a) She is getting fat.
(b) She is ugly.
(c) She is a nag.
(d) He is way behind her.

5. What is the last thing that Strether says to Miss Gostrey?
(a) "Good for you!"
(b) "Then there we are!"
(c) "I will miss you!"
(d) "Happy Birthday"

Short Answer Questions

1. What des Strether learn that Chad told Sarah?

2. How does the author refer to Waymarsh in Book 7?

3. What does Madame de Vionnet tell Strether in Book 9?

4. What does Sarah tell Strether about Chad's development in Book 11?

5. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey concerning Mamie in Book 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Strether thank Madame de Vionnet?

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

4. In Book 11, when does Chad tell Strether he was ready to go back to America?

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

6. What does Miss Barrace tell Strether concerning Chad in Book 10?

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

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

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

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

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