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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. How does Maggie view her father's outlook on life?

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

3. What language do the Prince and Charlotte speak to each other in in Book First Chapter 6?

4. According to the Prince, why does he want to marry Maggie?

5. What can Maggie not deny in Book Second Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Prince want to find out from Charlotte after she arrives at Fanny's in Book First Chapter 3?

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

3. What does Charlotte ask the Prince to help her do at the end of Book First Chapter 3?

4. Why is the Prince feeling fearful in Book First Chapter 2?

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

6. Maggie's father notices that Maggie has something on her mind in Book Second Chapter 4. What is it?

7. After her conversation with the Prince at the party in Book Third Chapter 2, how does Fanny feel about him?

8. Why do Charlotte and the Prince begin to speak Italian in the shop on Bloomsbury Street?

9. Why is Adam happy with the state of his life? What is the one thing that is lacking?

10. What are the Prince and Charlotte discussing when Fanny returns to the room in Book First Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Maggie and her father, Adam Verver. What evidence is there that suggests they have a close relationship? How are Adam's and Maggie's choices influenced by each other? Is their relationship destructive in any way? If so, how?

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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