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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 is the result when Maggie, the Prince, Charlotte, and Mr. Vermer spend time together in Book Fourth Chapter 4?

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

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

4. What does Fanny try to convince Maggie not to meddle with in Book Fourth Chapter 9?

5. In Book Fourth Chapter 4, when Maggie's father comes to visit her alone, what does she wonder about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Maggie see on Fanny's face when Maggie speaks to her about the relationship between Charlotte and the Prince in Book Fourth Chapter 6?

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

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. 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?

7. In Book Fourth Chapter 7, what do the Assinghams remind each other of? What does Fanny worry about being accused of if the truth about the Prince's and Charlotte's relationship comes out?

8. What is the day that Charlotte and the Prince are able to spend together likened to in Book Third Chapter 9?

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

10. Why does Maggie suppose the Prince wants to stay near London 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

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 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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