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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 Miss Barrace say about Chad in Book 10?

2. Whom does Strether think that Chad should be with?

3. What does Miss Barrace tell Strether in Chapter 10?

4. How is Jim described?

5. How does Strether claim to have known that something was about to happen in Book 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the couple whom Strether finds at the Cheval Blanc doing when he first sees them?

2. Why does Strether thank Madame de Vionnet?

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

4. What does Miss Barrace tell Strether concerning Chad in Book 10?

5. What does Chad tell Strether he is ready to do in Book 7?

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

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

8. Who has departed for Switzerland in Book 11?

9. Whom does Strether visit at the beginning of Book 9?

10. What does Chad ask Strether concerning his feelings from Chad's mother in Book 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss how Strether's self-confidence shifts throughout the novel. In your essay, consider how Strether's changes in perception and acquaintances affect this change.

Essay Topic 2

The entire novel concerns the question of Chad's return to America. Analyze whether or not Chad's decision was predictable. In your essay, also discuss whether or not you think Strether had confidence that he would succeed in his mission? Did your expectation of success (or Strether's) change during the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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