WorksheetsDaisy Miller Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Through whose eyes do we see most of the events in Daisy Miller?
a)
Daisy's
b)
The narrator's
c)
Winterbourne's
d)
Mrs. Costello's
2.
How might the hotel Trois Couronnes, where the Millers and Mrs. Costello are staying, be described?
a)
Old and venerable
b)
New and fahsionable
c)
A pension
d)
A Day's Inn
3.
Mrs. Costello is what relation of Winterbourne’s?
a)
Mother
b)
Mistress
c)
Sister
d)
Aunt
4.
Why do Winterbourne’s friends like to say that he’s in Geneva “studying”?
a)
He's doing an advanced degree there
b)
It wouldn't be discreet to say he has a mistress
c)
They don't want him to sound like a rich, idle slacker
d)
Both mistress and slacker points
5.
When Randolph first meets Winterbourne, what does he ask him for?
a)
Candy
b)
Sugar
c)
A stock tip
d)
A hug
6.
Where does Winterbourne promise to take Daisy in Chapter 1?
a)
Schenectady
b)
Lourdes
c)
Rome
d)
Chillon Castle
7.
When Mrs. Costello describes the Millers as “common,” she means that they are what?
a)
Like a lot of other Americans she's met
b)
Socially unacceptable
c)
Vulgar
d)
Both socially unacceptable and vulgar
8.
When Winterbourne first meets Daisy, it occurs to him that she may be what?
a)
Less innocent than she seems
b)
A ghost
c)
A transvestite
d)
A handful
9.
What excuse does Winterbourne give for being unable to introduce Daisy to his aunt?
a)
She is out of town
b)
She hardly socializes at all
c)
She has a terrible headache
d)
Both hardly socializes and horrible headache
10.
During their trip to Chillon, why does Daisy get angry at Winterbourne?
a)
He makes fun of her ignorance
b)
He tips the guard to leave them alone
c)
He tells her he's leaving Vevey soon
d)
He recites a long poem by Lord Byron
11.
Mrs. Costello’s request that Winterbourne bring her the novel Paule Méré is what?
a)
Sort of sweet
b)
Highly ironic
c)
Very cool
d)
Extremely annoying
12.
What do Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Miller warn Daisy about when she proposes to walk in the Pincio?
a)
The Roman fever
b)
Fortune hunters
c)
Her reputation
d)
Both fever and reputation
13.
What seems to be Mrs. Miller’s favorite topic of conversation?
a)
Art
b)
Politica and the Papal State
c)
The "Risorgimento"
d)
Her digestion
14.
How does Daisy react when Winterbourne suggests that she and Giovanelli might be in love?
a)
She seems angry and offended
b)
She makes the "loser" sign
c)
She bursts into tears
d)
She seems to think it's a pretty good joke
15.
Which character, after Daisy, seems least concerned with social convention?
a)
Giovanelli
b)
Mrs. Walker
c)
Mrs. Costello
d)
Eugenio
16.
Which character does not suffer from any physical ailment or malady in the novel?
a)
Randolph
b)
Daisy
c)
Mrs. Walker
d)
Mrs. Costello
17.
At Daisy’s funeral, what does Giovanelli tell Winterbourne about Daisy?
a)
That she was stuck up
b)
That she was innocent
c)
That she was ignorant
d)
That she was wealthy
18.
On her deathbed, what does Daisy want Winterbourne to know?
a)
she always thought he was too formal
b)
She was never engaged to Giovanelli
c)
She remembered their trip to Chillon fondly and wondered if he did too
d)
Both never engaged and remembered trip
19.
Many of James’s contemporary readers condemned Daisy Miller because his representative of American girlhood seemed how?
a)
Vulgar
b)
Ignorant
c)
Immoral
d)
All of the above
20.
When Mrs. Costello pretends to think that Daisy’s last name is “Baker” or “Chandler,” what is she doing?
a)
Mocking Daisy's family for being nouveau riche
b)
Mocking Daisy's family for having made their money in "trade"
c)
Mocking Daisy's family for not being Irish
d)
Both nouveau riche and making money in "trade"
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