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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. What des Strether learn that Chad told Sarah?

2. What does Strether do with the telegraph from Mrs. Newsome in Book 7?

3. What does Chad tell Strether about his mother in Book 7?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Chad tell Strether he is ready to do in Book 7?

4. What does Chad admit about Sarah's visit to Strether in Book 11?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Strether do with the telegram he receives from Mrs. Newsome in Book 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss Strether's decision to return to America. In your essay, you should consider the reasons why you think he chooses to return as well as whether you agree with his decision.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Many of the characters make decisions out of love. Write an essay explaining how the idea of love is represented in the novel, considering whether different characters seem to hold different views of love, and whether love is idealized or presented realistically.

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