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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 does Madame de Vionnet tell Sarah in Book 8?

2. What does Sarah tell Strether about her family concerning Madame de Vionnet?

3. What is the colloquial name used for a telegram in the novel?

4. Who is Jim's wife?

5. What does Strether suggest to Bilham in Book 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. For how long has Miss Gostrey been absent in Book 7?

2. How many times as Strether written to Miss Gostrey during her absence?

3. Where in Paris is the Pocock's hotel?

4. What artist's painting does the scenery outside Paris remind Strether of?

5. In Book 11, when does Chad tell Strether he was ready to go back to America?

6. With whom does Strether discuss meeting in Book 11?

7. Where is Strether's last visit in Paris?

8. Whom does Strether encounter first at the beginning of Book 7?

9. What does Chad tell Strether concerning Mamie Pocock in Book 11?

10. What opinion does Mamie Pocock give Strether about Madame de Vionnet in Book 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters make decisions out of love. Write an essay explaining how the idea of love is represented in the novel, considering whether different characters seem to hold different views of love, and whether love is idealized or presented realistically.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze the structure of the novel. Specifically, determine whether you think the novel's narrative arc exhibits structural unity.

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