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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. Who does Maggie call to her room just before a dinner party in Book Fourth Chapter 8?
(a) The Prince.
(b) Fanny.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Mr. Verver.

2. By what mode of transportation do Charlotte and Mr. Verver depart at the end of the novel?
(a) By train.
(b) By automobile.
(c) By steamer boat.
(d) By carriage.

3. How long are Maggie and the Prince left alone in London in Book Fourth Chapter 8?
(a) One month.
(b) Four days.
(c) One week.
(d) Two weeks.

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

5. Why doesn't Charlotte worry about Fanny saying anything about her affair with the Prince?
(a) Because Fanny is having an affair of her own.
(b) Because Charlotte is Fanny's dearest friend.
(c) Because by doing so Fanny would discredit herself.
(d) Because Fanny would be too embarassed to talk about such immoral things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Prince note while he is speaking to Fanny in Book Third Chapter 7?

2. What is Charlotte described as being led by her husband by in Book Fifth Chapter 4?

3. What does Maggie attempt to make her father believe are her feelings in Book Fifth Chapter 3?

4. What does Maggie think she has accomplished with her dinner party in Book Fourth Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Book Fourth Chapter 7, what do the Assinghams remind each other of? What does Fanny worry about being accused of if the truth about the Prince's and Charlotte's relationship comes out?

2. What does the analogy of the day being like a cup remind the Prince of?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Maggie suggest the Prince do on their way home from the dinner party in Book Fourth Chapter 3? How does the Prince then startle Maggie?

9. What does Maggie recall Fanny comparing the relationship of Maggie, the Prince, Mr. Verver, and Charlotte to?

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

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