The Ambassadors Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Ambassadors? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What main emotion has kept Strether from living life to its fullest?


Cautiousness
Spite
Anger
Lust
Q. The unnamed object that made the Newsome family rich helps James symbolize this family's…


Wealth
Pride
Dirt
Hypocrisy
Q. For Strether, the city of Paris represents…


His second chance for youthful adventure
The evils of the world
Berets and croissants. Mmm.
His love for Mrs. Newsome
Q. What's the name of the New England town that symbolizes boredom and dullness for Strether?


Accident, Maryland
Synechdoche, New York
Intercourse, Pennsylvania
Woollett, Massachusetts
Q. What little blue piece of paper tends to tell Strether that he's in trouble?


A passive aggressive Post-it Note from Waymarsh
A telegram
An old-fashioned tweet (oh wait, that's the same as a telegram)
A ticket on the wrong boat back to the U.S.