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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. Who does the Prince think should be the one to introduce the idea to Mr. Verver?

2. In Chapter 9 of Book Third, the Prince mulls over the relationship between Mr. Blint and which woman?

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

4. What does Charlotte request of Maggie and the Prince in Book Sixth, Chapter 2?

5. How does Maggie think the Prince looks when she goes to tell him about Charlotte's request?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Charlotte say may have made things different in her relationship with the Prince and her husband?

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

8. After the dinner party, when Maggie tries to speak to her husband about Charlotte, what can she not help but appear to feel toward Charlotte?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the motif of suspicion in the novel "The Golden Bowl." Who is suspicious of whom and why? Do these characters act on their suspicions? Are their suspicions based on truth? How do these examples of suspicion affect the tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of the novel "The Golden Bowl," Henry James. What others works did he write? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and James' other work? How is he regarded in the literary world?

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