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Daisy Miller

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Through whose eyes do we see most of the events in daisy miller
Winterbourne's
How might the hotel Trois Couronnes, where the miller and mrs. Costello are satayinf be described?
Old and Venerable
Mrs. Costello is in what relation with Winterbourne?
Aunt
Why do winterbournes friends like to say that he's in Geneva "studying"
-He is doing a advanced pedigree there.
-It wouldn't be discreet if he said he had a mistress there.
When winterbourne promises to take daisy, it occurs to him that she may be what?
Less important then she thinks she is
When Randolph first meets winterbourne, what does he ask him for?
Sugar
Where does winterbourne promise to take daisy in chapter 1?
Chillion castle
What excuse does winterbourne give for being unable to introduce daisy to his aunt?
-She's out of down
-she hardly socializes at all
During their trip to Chillion, why does daisy get angry at winterbourne?
He tells her he is leaving Vevy soon.
Mrs. Costellos request that winterbourne bring her the novel "Paule méré" is what?
Highly ironic
What do mrs walker and mrs miller warn daisy about when she proposes to walk in the Pincio?
Fortune hunters
What seems to be mrs. Millers favorite topic of conversation?
Her digestion
How does daisy react when winterbourne suggests that she and giovanelli might be in love?
She might be angry and offended
Which character does not suffer from any physical ailment or malady in the novel?
Mrs. Walker
When mrs Costello pretends to think that daisys last name is "baker" then "chandler" what is she doing?
-Mocking daisys family for being rich
-mocking her family cuz they made their money in trade
On her death bed, what does daisy want winterbourne to know?
She was never engaged to givolanllie
At daisy's funeral what does givaneli tell winterbourne about daisy?
That she was innocent
What was winterbournes plan to when he saw daisy again
Ask her to marry him
Was daisys funeral simple or extravagant
Extravagant, everything was done perfectly for daisy
Did Mrs. Cosellos feeling change towards the end of the novella?
Yes, she became understanding of daisy
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