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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 Maggie decide to buy in Book Fourth Chapter 9?

2. Where does Maggie set the golden bowl so that her husband will see it?

3. What does Maggie realize was her goal for so long in Book Sixth Chapter 2?

4. What can Maggie not help but appear to feel when she tries to talk to her husband about Charlotte in Book Fourth Chapter 4?

5. What does Fanny say Maggie has realized for the first time in Chapter 11 of Book Third?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the day that Charlotte and the Prince are able to spend together likened to in Book Third Chapter 9?

2. How does Mr. Verver describe himself, Charlotte, the Prince, and Maggie as a group while speaking to Maggie in the park?

3. What does Maggie have in mind all the while when she rekindles her friendship with Charlotte?

4. At the end of the novel, what sacrifices does Maggie make in her quest to be alone with her husband?

5. What does Charlotte ask Maggie in Book Fifth Chapter 1, and how does Charlotte ask Maggie to prove her response?

6. What does Fanny believe Maggie has discovered and must do in Book Third Chapter 11?

7. What does Charlotte say may have made things different in her relationship with the Prince and her husband?

8. After the dinner party, when Maggie tries to speak to her husband about Charlotte, what can she not help but appear to feel toward Charlotte?

9. Why does Maggie suppose the Prince wants to stay near London In Book Sixth Chapter 1?

10. What plan of Charlotte's does Maggie tell Fanny about in Book Sixth Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of suspicion in the novel "The Golden Bowl." Who is suspicious of whom and why? Do these characters act on their suspicions? Are their suspicions based on truth? How do these examples of suspicion affect the tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of adultery in the novel. Who is having an adulterous affair? What leads these characters to commit adultery? Are they completely to blame? How does their adultery affect their relationships with their spouses?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the metaphors in the novel. What are some examples of metaphors in the novel? What are the meanings behind these metaphors?

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