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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 report as having lied like a genteman?

2. Where is Strether accustomed to taking his meals?

3. From whom does Strether receive a message at the beginning of Book 12?

4. What does Strether suspect Waymarsh of doing?

5. Where does Strether speak with Mamie in Book 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who has departed for Switzerland in Book 11?

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

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

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

6. What does Madame de Vionnet ask Strether concerning Mrs. Newsome?

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

8. Which new characters arrive in Paris in Book 8?

9. Who does Madame de Vionnet announce is getting married in Book 9?

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

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

Madame de Vionnet has a profound effect on both Chad and Strether. Write an essay in which you analyze Madame de Vionnet's source of power and what she represents (and whether is it the same) for each man.

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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