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

2. Who introduced the Prince to Maggie?

3. What prompts Mrs. Rance to leave Fawns in Book Second Chapter 5?

4. Where does Mr. Verver pace restlessly before deciding to marry Charlotte?

5. What has Fanny done for the Prince in the past?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Adam's relationship with his wife?

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

3. Why do Charlotte and the Prince decide against buying the golden bowl?

4. Why is Adam happy with the state of his life? What is the one thing that is lacking?

5. What does Charlotte confess to the Prince while they sat in the park in Book First Chapter 5?

6. What do Charlotte and Mr.Verver do while in Brighton?

7. How did Maggie and her father become knowledgeable on the subject of the Prince's family history?

8. What does Fanny discuss with her husband in Book First Chapter 4?

9. What do the Prince and Fanny wonder about Charlotte and her visit to London?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of marriage in the novel "The Golden Bowl." Why do the Prince and Charlotte wish to marry one another? Why do Adam and Charlotte decide to marry one another? Are the marriages successful? What problems do the characters experience in their marriages? How do they solve these problems?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the motif of betrayal in the novel. Who betrays whom in the novel, and why? How do these examples of betrayal affect the lives of the principle and secondary characters and their marriages?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Maggie and her father, Adam Verver. What evidence is there that suggests they have a close relationship? How are Adam's and Maggie's choices influenced by each other? Is their relationship destructive in any way? If so, how?

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