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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 Strether tells Bilham in Chapter 10?

3. Where does Chad tell Strether that he has recently been in Book 12?

4. What does Mrs. Newsome write to Strether in Book 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Whom does Strether encounter at the Cheval Blanc?

6. Where does Strether visit in the beginning of Book 7?

7. Who has departed for Switzerland in Book 11?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gender dynamics play an important role in James' novel. Write an essay in which you evaluate the way gender is portrayed in the novel. In your essay, you might consider whether the novel presents gender roles as traditional or unconventional, and also whether men and women are each presented favorably or unfavorably by James.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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