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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. Where was Strether before Chester?

2. What does Chad say that Strether and his family must have imagined during his time in Paris?

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

4. What does Bilham tell Strether about Chad's relationship with Madame de Vionnet in Book 6?

5. What does Chad ask Strether?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where does Strether first see Bilham standing?

7. How did Strether's son die?

8. How does Strether meet Miss Gostrey?

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

10. How does Strether recognize Miss Gostrey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author gives little detail about the particulars concerning the source of wealth of the characters. Certain of the characters have professions, others do not. Write an essay in which you analyze the role of money in the novel, particularly with a view to discussing how it affects certain characters' worldview and/or decisions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The author frequently intersperses the novel with terms in French. Write an essay in which you analyze the effect that these instances of French have on the tone, setting, and/or themes of the novel.

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