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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 sort of jewelry does Madame de Vionnet wear when Strether meets her?

2. What do Waymarsh and Strether eat together in Book 2?

3. To what meal does Bilham invite Strether?

4. Where is Gloriani's party?

5. What does Strether tell Madame de Vionnet in Book 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which characters have breakfast together at Chad's apartment in Book 3?

3. What does Strether ask Bilham in Book 5?

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

5. To what does Miss Barrace compare Waymarsh when she first meets him?

6. How does Strether meet Miss Gostrey?

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

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

9. Where is Chad's apartment in Paris?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss Strether's decision to return to America. In your essay, you should consider the reasons why you think he chooses to return as well as whether you agree with his decision.

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

Though the narration is third-person, the reader experiences much of the action through the point of view of Lambert Strether. Write an essay in which you argue whether this third-person narration is reliable or limited. Use evidence from the text to justify your answer.

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