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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 does the Prince realize at the dinner party at Mr. Verver's house?
(a) That Maggie is happiest when she is with her father.
(b) That Maggie is still thought of as Mr. Verver's daughter, not the Prince's wife.
(c) That Charlotte has no interest in her husband.
(d) That Charlotte is resentful of Maggie's relationship with Mr. Verver.

2. What does Fanny say Maggie has realized for the first time in Chapter 11 of Book Third?
(a) That Maggie is to blame for her husband's unhappiness.
(b) That she misses her husband.
(c) That Charlotte is her genuine friend.
(d) That Maggie's marriage would be stronger if her father moved away.

3. What does the Prince think Mr. Verver and Maggie would have thought of the party in Chapter 8 of Book Third?
(a) That they would not have enjoyed it.
(b) That they would have known people were gossiping about them.
(c) That they would have had a good time.
(d) That they would have been annoyed by the company.

4. What is the result when Maggie, the Prince, Charlotte, and Mr. Vermer spend time together in Book Fourth Chapter 4?
(a) They are cold toward each other.
(b) They have a good time together.
(c) It always ends in an argument.
(d) Charlotte will say something to embarass the others.

5. In Book Fourth Chapter 4, when Maggie's father comes to visit her alone, what does she wonder about?
(a) Whether her father is ill.
(b) Whether Charlotte would be happy to move back to America.
(c) Whether the Prince and Charlotte are together.
(d) Whether Charlotte is at all fond of Mr. Verver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie suddenly think the others in her party want her to do in Book Fifth Chapter 2?

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

3. In Book Sixth, Chapter 1, where does Maggie offer to go with the Prince?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fanny notice about the Prince's and the Ververs' households in Book Third Chapter 6?

3. 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?

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

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

6. What does Maggie decide to buy while she is taking a walk in London in Book Fourth Chapter 9?

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

8. What is the Prince's response when Maggie tells him he may be left alone with Charlotte in Book Sixth Chapter 1?

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

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

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