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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 does Madame de Vionnet tell Strether in Book 9?

2. What does Sarah tell Strether about her family concerning Madame de Vionnet?

3. Who does Strether find at Mrs. Pocock's salon in Book 8?

4. What does Strether think about Sarah at the advent of her arrival in Paris?

5. Where does Sarah Pocock buy clothes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Strether travel outside of Paris in Book 11?

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

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

4. What does Madame de Vionnet ask Strether concerning Mrs. Newsome?

5. Whom does Strether encounter at the Cheval Blanc?

6. In Book 11, when does Chad tell Strether he was ready to go back to America?

7. What does Chad admit about Sarah's visit to Strether in Book 11?

8. What present from Chad does Strether notice in Mamie Pocock's apartment?

9. What does Chad tell Strether concerning Mamie Pocock in Book 11?

10. When Strether encounters Mamie Pocock, whom is she expecting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James' novel is a complex psychological portrait of Lambert Strether. Write an essay in which you analyze Strether's emotions. Also track how his emotions change or develop in the course of the novel. Use evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Strether and Maria Gostrey have a very close relationship that they develop in the course of the novel. Evaluate whether their relationship is more platonic or romantic. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters make decisions out of love. Write an essay explaining how the idea of love is represented in the novel, considering whether different characters seem to hold different views of love, and whether love is idealized or presented realistically.

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