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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. Why doesn't Charlotte feel guilty about her relationship with the Prince?

2. What does Charlotte tell the Prince is her reason for returning to London in Book First Chapter 5?

3. What do Charlotte and the Prince discuss as they shop in Book First Chapter 5?

4. What does Mr. Verver send Charlotte an invite for in Book Second Chapter 4?

5. What is Adam's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Prince think of Fanny Assingham?

2. What is Charlotte's response when Fanny asks her why neither she nor the Prince are with their spouses in Book Third Chapter 1?

3. Why do the Prince and Charlotte feel no guilt about their adulterous relationship?

4. Why do the female guests at Fawns leave in Book Second Chapter 5?

5. What does Bob suggest after listening to his wife's worries about the relationship between the Prince and Charlotte in Book Third Chapter 3?

6. Maggie's father notices that Maggie has something on her mind in Book Second Chapter 4. What is it?

7. What does Charlotte ask the Prince to help her do at the end of Book First Chapter 3?

8. Why do Charlotte and the Prince begin to speak Italian in the shop on Bloomsbury Street?

9. What reasons does Charlotte give for wanting to send a telegram to Maggie? How does Maggie respond to the news?

10. According to Maggie, what has changed for her socially since her marriage to the Prince?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Maggie and the Prince. Why do they decide to marry? Do they have a happy marriage? Why does the Prince feel lonely and excluded? Are Maggie and the Prince able to overcome the problems in their marriage? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the end of the novel "The Golden Bowl"? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters and their marriages?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss conflict in "The Golden Bowl." Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations cause these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

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