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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 seems to disappoint Daisy?

2. What is Winterbourne's frame of mind as Daisy goes inside?

3. What does Daisy suspect about Winterbourne's return to Geneva?

4. What surprises Winterbourne during the discussion about Chillon with Daisy's mother?

5. Given the chance to row off in the night with Winterbourne, what action indicates Daisy might not be as loose as people think?

Short Essay Questions

1. Relate an example of Daisy's stopping before going too far.

2. What are some of the Miller family behaviors that appear objectionable to the American expatriates?

3. What is the overall objection to the Miller family?

4. Explain Winterbourne's attraction to Daisy.

5. Describe the main conflict of the novel.

6. What are the questions James raises about Daisy Miller?

7. What is the irony of Mrs. Costello's nieces in America?

8. What is another clue Winterbourne seems to miss that Daisy is interested in him?

9. What behavior on the part of the Millers accentuates the European-American conflict?

10. How does Miller set up a theme of tension between the Americans and the Europeans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay entitled, I Think Daisy Miller Would Fit in Well Today. What would she be like today? How would she dress? How would she be accepted by society today? Write about Daisy as a forerunner of the modern American woman.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the generation gap. In Daisy's day, Mrs. Miller is a perfect example of an older woman completely befuddled by the behavior of her children. Discuss the generation gap as something that has always existed and why you think that is.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the value of preserving antiquities. List in your essay the reasons preserving architecture and artifacts have an important role to play in human understanding of our history.

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