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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chad tell Strether about Paris in Book 5?
(a) Strether should marry a French woman.
(b) Strether will learn French quickly if he stays.
(c) It is good for Strether.
(d) It is too expensive.

2. How old is Bilham, according to Strether's estimation?
(a) 16.
(b) Not quite 30.
(c) 56.
(d) 22.

3. How does Miss Gostrey know Waymarsh?
(a) Through mutual friends.
(b) She has walked his dogs.
(c) She has used his professional services.
(d) He has used her professional services.

4. What is Waymarsh's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Banker.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Accountant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miss Gostrey's first name?

2. What does Madame de Vionnet ask Strether in Book 5?

3. Who is Jeanne?

4. Who joins Strether for breakfast in Book 3?

5. How does Bilham describes himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bilham tell Strether about Madame de Vionnet's husband?

2. How does Strether recognize Miss Gostrey?

3. What analogy does Waymarsh use to refer to Strether's errand in Book 3?

4. To what does Miss Barrace compare Waymarsh when she first meets him?

5. Where do Strether and Miss Gostrey take a walk in Book 1?

6. Where does Bilham say that Chad is when Strether first comes looking for him?

7. How does Strether meet Miss Gostrey?

8. What does Madame de Vionnet say to Strether when she first meets him?

9. What is the French term for breakfast and what does Waymarsh think about it?

10. How old does Miss Gostrey suppose that Jeanne de Vionnet is in Book 4?

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