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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. Who sits in between Strether and Waymarsh in Book 3?

2. Why does Strether feel he has been sent to Paris?

3. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey about Bilham in Book 3?

4. From where does Strether recognize the young lady?

5. How often does Strether tell Chad that he writes to Mrs. Newsome?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Bilham say that Chad is when Strether first comes looking for him?

2. What does Madame de Vionnet say to Strether when she first meets him?

3. How does Strether recognize Miss Gostrey?

4. How does Strether learn Miss Gostrey's name?

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

6. In what part of the city is Miss Gostrey's apartment?

7. How does Strether meet Miss Gostrey?

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

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

10. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey about Bilham when she first returns to Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you argue which character (from among Lambert Strether, Jim Pocock, Mamie Pocock, and Sarah Pocock) is the most effective in his or her capacity as an ambassador. Explain what makes him or her the best ambassador. Use details from the text to justify your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Strether frequently speaks of living life to the fullest. Write an essay in which you describe what this means to Strether, how he has learned this lesson, and why it is important to him.

Essay Topic 3

The entire novel concerns the question of Chad's return to America. Analyze whether or not Chad's decision was predictable. In your essay, also discuss whether or not you think Strether had confidence that he would succeed in his mission? Did your expectation of success (or Strether's) change during the novel?

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