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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 introduce Jeanne to Strether?

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

3. On what street is Chad's building?

4. How does Miss Gostrey know Madame de Vionnet?

5. What advice does Strether give to Bilham?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What physical change does Strether notice in Chad?

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

4. How does Strether recognize Miss Gostrey?

5. How old does Miss Gostrey suppose that Jeanne de Vionnet is in Book 4?

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

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

8. Where does Strether first encounter Chad Newsome?

9. How did Strether's son die?

10. What analogy does Waymarsh use to refer to Strether's errand in Book 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

James' novel is a complex psychological portrait of Lambert Strether. Write an essay in which you analyze Strether's emotions. Also track how his emotions change or develop in the course of the novel. Use evidence from the text to support your analysis.

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