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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 Prince doing while contemplating his upcoming marriage in Book First Chapter 1?

2. What is Maggie's and the Prince's plan as of Book Second Chapter 7?

3. What does the Prince suggest should happen following his marriage to Maggie?

4. Where do Mr. Verver and Charlotte often meet in Book Second Chapter 5?

5. At the end of Book Third Chapter 4, who believes Charlotte has come to the Prince's house to see Maggie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam wonder when watching his daughter and her husband together?

2. What does the reader learn about Adam's relationship with his wife?

3. How did Maggie and her father become knowledgeable on the subject of the Prince's family history?

4. Why is Fanny feeling ill at ease in Book First Chapter 2?

5. Why is the Prince marrying Maggie?

6. How does the group react when they return to the house to find Adam with Mrs. Rance?

7. What does Maggie share with the Prince about her father when the conversation turns to the romantic outlook of Americans?

8. What reasons does Charlotte give for wanting to send a telegram to Maggie? How does Maggie respond to the news?

9. What is Charlotte's response when Fanny asks her why neither she nor the Prince are with their spouses in Book Third Chapter 1?

10. Why do the Prince and Charlotte feel no guilt about their adulterous relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the metaphors in the novel. What are some examples of metaphors in the novel? What are the meanings behind these metaphors?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Charlotte and Adam. Is their marriage a happy one? Why did they decide to marry? What do they admire about one another? What problems exist in their marriage? Are they able to overcome these problems?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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