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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. How does Bilham describes himself?

2. What does Chad ask Strether in Book 6?

3. Where is Waymarsh from?

4. On which day does Strether go to the theater with Miss Gostrey?

5. What is Waymarsh's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Strether meet Miss Gostrey?

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

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

9. How does Miss Gostrey know Waymarsh?

10. Where does Strether first see Bilham standing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Strether and Maria Gostrey have a very close relationship that they develop in the course of the novel. Evaluate whether their relationship is more platonic or romantic. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze Strether's letters to Mrs. Newsome. What is the psychological reason for and/or effect of Strether's letters? Is there a pattern to his letter-writing? What character trait of Strether's does this behavior demonstrate?

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