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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. In Chapter 5 of Book Third, what does Charlotte say she will tell her husband about how she spent her day?

3. What does Fanny say she never wants to find out in chapter 10 of Book Third?

4. What is particular about the day that Maggie's father comes to visit her in Chapter 4 of Book Fourth?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the end of the novel "The Golden Bowl"? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters and their marriages?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the character the Prince. What are his defining character traits? What is his background? Why does he desire wealth so much? Is he happy? How does he treat those around him?

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