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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. At what time does Madame de Vionnet ask Chad to visit her?
(a) At quarter to six.
(b) At half past nine.
(c) At half past twelve.
(d) At eight o'clock.

2. What does Madame de Vionnet tell Strether in Book 9?
(a) That he is one of the most intelligent men she knows.
(b) That no man could be kinder than he is to her.
(c) That she finds him irresistibly attractive.
(d) That she thinks he should return to America.

3. What does Madame de Voinnet ask Strether in front of the Pococks in Book 9?
(a) What he thinks of her match with Chad.
(b) Why he hates her.
(c) Whether he loves her.
(d) Whether he would spend more time with her.

4. Where does Chad tell Strether that he has recently been in Book 12?
(a) Greece.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

5. What does Strether thinking concerning Jim?
(a) That he will tell him where Strether's reputation stands in Woollett.
(b) That he will love Paris.
(c) That he suspects Jim hates him.
(d) That he will hate Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the colloquial name used for a telegram in the novel?

2. Where is Strether accustomed to taking his meals?

3. How does Strether describe Maria Gostrey's dining room?

4. What does Strether tell Miss Gostrey about Chad in Book 7?

5. Who does Strether feel took his place with Chad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What artist's painting does the scenery outside Paris remind Strether of?

2. What does Chad ask Strether concerning his feelings from Chad's mother in Book 7?

3. Who takes Sarah out to dinner in Book 9?

4. With whom does Strether discuss meeting in Book 11?

5. Which new characters arrive in Paris in Book 8?

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

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

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

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

10. Where in Paris is the Pocock's hotel?

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