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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Daisy say she has always had?
(a) a closet full of Paris dresses
(b) an ability to meet strangers
(c) a great deal of gentlemen's society
(d) a distaste for all things European
2. Who speaks from out of the shadows?
(a) Eugenio
(b) Mrs. Costello
(c) Randolph
(d) the concierge
3. What seems to disappoint Daisy?
(a) that Winterbourne keeps his mouth shut
(b) that Winterbourne doesn't make a fuss
(c) that Winterbourne walks away
(d) that Winterbourne throws a tantrum
4. What does Daisy say about her brother?
(a) he is well behaved
(b) he is not very bright
(c) he is tiresome
(d) he is ugly
5. How does Henry James describe Mrs. Miller?
(a) overweight with a prominent nose
(b) large and elegant
(c) hawk-like and narrow of forehead
(d) small and spare with a wandering eye
6. What does the brother say Daisy's real name is?
(a) Annie P. Miller
(b) Marie S. Miller
(c) Dorothy G. Miller
(d) Elizabeth R. Miller
7. What does Daisy accuse Winterbourne of?
(a) being silent
(b) being grave
(c) being jealous
(d) being superior
8. What was Mrs. Miller unable to do?
(a) straighten her shawl
(b) get Eugenio to order tea
(c) put Randolph to bed
(d) walk up the stairs
9. What is Winterbourne's suggestion to Daisy?
(a) that they take a train trip to Geneva
(b) that they have dinner together that evening
(c) that they entertain her younger brother
(d) that they visit the Chillon Castle together
10. What surprises Winterbourne during the discussion about Chillon with Daisy's mother?
(a) suggesting that she accompany them
(b) suggesting that Daisy go alone
(c) suggesting that Daisy should not go
(d) suggesting that Randolph go with them
11. What are Americans seen as failing to do?
(a) eat with the right utensils
(b) properly appreciate Europe's ancient charms
(c) learning european languages
(d) speak loudly in public
12. What theme of the novel runs through much of Henry James' novels?
(a) money and society
(b) tension between the Americans and the Europeans
(c) war and peace
(d) age against youth
13. What does Daisy realize from Winterbourne's excuses about his aunt?
(a) that she is very ill
(b) that he has not spoken to his aunt
(c) that she doesn't want to meet Daisy
(d) that he doesn't really have an aunt in the hotel
14. What are all the people doing as they pass out of the great hall?
(a) looking very hard
(b) minding their own business
(c) trying to get out the door
(d) talking about the weather
15. What is Winterbourne's frame of mind as Daisy goes inside?
(a) amused
(b) relieved
(c) bitter
(d) puzzled
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Daisy's brother say his father is?
2. What does Daisy represent in the novel?
3. How does Winterbourne feel about the sail to the castle?
4. What has Mrs. Costello done after seeing the Millers in the hotel?
5. How does Daisy speak to her mother, the servant, and perfect strangers?
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