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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. Who helped to arrange Jeanne de Vionnet's marriage?

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

3. Where does Sarah Pocock buy clothes?

4. What is the ultimatum from Mrs. Newsome?

5. Where does Waymarsh take Sarah to dine in Book 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Strether travel outside of Paris in Book 11?

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

7. Whom does Strether ask to marry Mamie Pocock in Book 10?

8. Whom does Strether encounter at the Cheval Blanc?

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

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

Strether frequently speaks of living life to the fullest. Write an essay in which you describe what this means to Strether, how he has learned this lesson, and why it is important to him.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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