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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 Fanny try to convince Maggie not to meddle with in Book Fourth Chapter 9?

2. What is the Prince reminded of as he speaks to Charlotte in Chapter 9 of Book Third?

3. In Book Fifth Chapter 3, what does Mr. Verver threaten to do if Maggie's feelings don't change?

4. What does Maggie decide to meet with Charlotte to hear about in Book Fourth Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. In Book Fifth, Chapter 5, how does Fanny explain the sullen behavior being exhibited by Charlotte to Maggie?

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

8. What thought about who is to blame for the affair occurs to Maggie when she is on the terrace at Fawns in Book Fifth Chapter 1? What does Maggie realize she is most afraid of happening?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel, particularly Fanny Assingham. What are their defining character traits? What are their roles in the story?

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

Discuss the theme of adultery in the novel. Who is having an adulterous affair? What leads these characters to commit adultery? Are they completely to blame? How does their adultery affect their relationships with their spouses?

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