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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Books 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Strether feel he has been sent to Paris?
(a) For a heist.
(b) To find a spouse.
(c) To save Chad.
(d) On business.

2. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey about Bilham in Book 3?
(a) He is very wealthy.
(b) He has made a friend of him.
(c) He suspects he is a criminal.
(d) He finds him immature.

3. What is Miss Gostrey's occupation?
(a) A guide to Europe.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A doctor.

4. What is the plot of the play in Book 2?
(a) A woman and a man elope.
(b) A woman in a yellow frock corrupts a man.
(c) A man and his mother.
(d) A woman and her pet dog.

5. Where does Strether go walking in Paris?
(a) The Rue Mabeuf.
(b) The Rue Morgue.
(c) The Luxembourg Gardens.
(d) The Champs Élysées.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Strether have his name?

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

3. What does Strether say to Bilham concerning Jeanne in Book 6?

4. Whom does Vionnet want Sarah to spend time with?

5. Who does Strether notice falls under Sarah's influence in Book 8?

(see the answer key)

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