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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 the Prince think about the party in Chapter 8 of Book Third?

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

3. What does the Prince say when Maggie suggests he may be left alone with Charlotte?

4. Why doesn't Charlotte worry about Fanny saying anything about her affair with the Prince?

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

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 conflicting feelings does Maggie have when she and her husband are left alone in London for a week in Book Fourth Chapter 8?

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

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

5. 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?

6. In Book Fifth, Chapter 1, why does Maggie think the Prince has recognized and accepted the change in her?

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

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

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

10. In Book Third Chapter 8, why does Charlotte have no worries about Fanny revealing the truth about her affair with the Prince?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the imagery that James uses in "The Golden Bowl." What are some examples of imagery in the novel? What themes or ideas do these examples represent?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Charlotte and the Prince. What do they feel for one another? What romantic history do they share? What circumstances lead to their romantic relationship during their marriages?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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