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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the women's relationship after Maggie visits Charlotte in Chapter 2 of Book Fourth?
(a) They decide not to speak to each other anymore.
(b) They agree to be nice to each other for Mr. Verver's sake.
(c) They become friends again.
(d) They feel more like sisters.

2. Where does Maggie wander while the others are playing a game in Book Fifth Chapter 2?
(a) Into the servants' area of the house.
(b) Through the garden.
(c) Around the sitting room.
(d) Onto the terrace.

3. What does Maggie tell Fanny she has discovered in Book Fourth Chapter 9?
(a) That Mrs. Rance has been spreading gossip about Maggie and her husband.
(b) That Fanny has been concealing her ill health.
(c) That the Prince and Charlotte have known each other for a long time.
(d) That Mr. Verver is nearly bankrupt.

4. What does Maggie think she has accomplished with her dinner party in Book Fourth Chapter 4?
(a) Prepared a perfect Italian meal.
(b) Met expectations people have for a princess.
(c) Separated Charlotte from her husband.
(d) Shown her father that she is a good wife.

5. How does Fanny say her opinion of Charlotte has changed in Book Third Chapter 10?
(a) Fanny says she no longer thinks Charlotte is a good person.
(b) Fanny says her respect for Charlotte has grown.
(c) Fanny says she now fears Charlotte.
(d) Fanny says she is amused by Charlotte's mistakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlotte ask Maggie about in Book Fifth Chapter 2?

2. How long are Maggie and the Prince left alone in London in Book Fourth Chapter 8?

3. In Book Fifth Chapter 4, what does Maggie suspect the Prince returns to London in order to escape?

4. What does Maggie see on Fanny's face when she talks to her about the Prince and Charlotte's behavior after returning from the Mitcham party?

5. What does Maggie feel the Prince is punishing her for in Book Fourth Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book Fourth Chapter 3, what does Maggie devise a plan for? What does this plan include.

2. In Book Fifth, Chapter 1, why does Maggie think the Prince has recognized and accepted the change in her?

3. How does Maggie find out about the past relationship between Charlotte and the Prince?

4. What does Maggie see on Fanny's face when Maggie speaks to her about the relationship between Charlotte and the Prince in Book Fourth Chapter 6?

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

6. How does Fanny explain Charlotte's bahavior toward the Prince to her husband in Book Third Chapter 10? How does Fanny say she now feels about Charlotte?

7. What sense of accomplishment does Maggie feel after throwing a dinner party in Book Fourth Chapter 4?

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

9. When Charlotte visits the Prince in Book Third Chapter 5, what do they discuss?

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

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