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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Waymarsh ask Strether about Chad in Book 3?

2. What does Miss Gostrey say about her occupation?

3. What does Strether ask Chad in Book 5?

4. Who introduce Jeanne to Strether?

5. What does Strether say he has heard about Madame de Vionnet in Book 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the French term for breakfast and what does Waymarsh think about it?

2. How does Miss Gostrey know Waymarsh?

3. What does Chad reply when Strether asks him if he is engaged to Jeanne de Vionnet?

4. What is Jeanne wearing when Strether first meets her?

5. To whom does Chad introduce Strether at the party in Book 5?

6. Before meeting Jeanne and Madame de Vionnet, what nationality does Strether suppose they are?

7. Where is the garden party to which Chad invites Strether in Book 5?

8. How do Madame de Vionnet and Miss Gostrey know one another?

9. How does Strether meet Miss Gostrey?

10. How much time elapses before Miss Gostrey arrives in Paris in Book 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how the writer uses various characters and their relationships to identify change as a primary theme of the novel. Consider how the writer both identifies and strengthens this theme throughout the novel's progression.

Essay Topic 2

Madame de Vionnet has a profound effect on both Chad and Strether. Write an essay in which you analyze Madame de Vionnet's source of power and what she represents (and whether is it the same) for each man.

Essay Topic 3

Gender dynamics play an important role in James' novel. Write an essay in which you evaluate the way gender is portrayed in the novel. In your essay, you might consider whether the novel presents gender roles as traditional or unconventional, and also whether men and women are each presented favorably or unfavorably by James.

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