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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. Into what port do the Pococks sail?

2. What does Strether tell Chad in Book 7?

3. What nickname is used for Sarah?

4. What is the colloquial name used for a telegram in the novel?

5. What does Madame de Vionnet tell Sarah in Book 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Whom does Strether encounter first at the beginning of Book 7?

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

9. Who has departed for Switzerland in Book 11?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how the writer uses various characters and their relationships to identify change as a primary theme of the novel. Consider how the writer both identifies and strengthens this theme throughout the novel's progression.

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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