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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. Whom does Strether think that Chad should be with?

2. What does Sarah say concerning Paris?

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

4. How is Jim described?

5. Where does Sarah Pocock buy clothes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who takes Sarah out to dinner in Book 9?

3. When Strether encounters Mamie Pocock, whom is she expecting?

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

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

6. What present from Chad does Strether notice in Mamie Pocock's apartment?

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

8. Whom does Strether encounter at the Cheval Blanc?

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

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

Strether is an editor of a literary review sponsored and published by his fiancée, Mrs. Newsome. Literature is a recurring motif in the novel. Write an essay in which you analyze passages in which particular works of literature or literature in general is discussed in the novel, and what the author might use these scenes to suggest about literature itself.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay in which you argue which character (from among Lambert Strether, Jim Pocock, Mamie Pocock, and Sarah Pocock) is the most effective in his or her capacity as an ambassador. Explain what makes him or her the best ambassador. Use details from the text to justify your answer.

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