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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. Where is Jim when the shooting in Chapter 8 takes place?

2. According to the Count, why can't Godel be fired?

3. Where do the Irish guards follow the suspicious men in Chapter 4?

4. Why did Becky and her family leave central Europe when she was young?

5. Becky accepts a position to tutor ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the King and Adelaide get along in Chapter 6?

2. Why does Jim have a hard time getting to the coronation? How does he get there in the end?

3. Why is Becky walking through the St. John's area of London at the beginning of the novel?

4. What does Jim learn about Prince Leopold from Gaisberg in Chapter 6?

5. What does Jim do with the Irish gang?

6. How did the Prince and Adelaide come to be married?

7. Who do the Prince and Goldberg think set off the bomb?

8. Why must the Prince and Adelaide go to Razkavia?

9. What does Miss Bevan ask of Becky when they first meet?

10. What happens when a student calls Adelaide a whore in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Jim. Who is Jim and what is his role in the story? How does he know Adelaide? Why does he help the Prince?

Essay Topic 2

What is an archetype? What are some common archetypes? What archetypes can be found in "The Tin Princess"?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Pullman's use of symbolism in the novel "The Tin Princess." What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What do these symbols represent? How do the examples of symbolism relate to the themes of politics and nationalism?

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