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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 reason given to the Great Powers for why the signing ceremony is postponed in Chapter 15?

2. What does Private Schweigner do in Chapter 18?

3. Who is Fraulein Gonzalez jealous of in Chapter 13?

4. What does Jim tell one of the students to prepare in Chapter 17?

5. What do Jim and Karl decide to do without telling the Count in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Adelaide and the rest do with the flag?

2. What happens when the train veers out of control in Chapter 18?

3. What does Herr Egger know about the people who rented his apartment?

4. Why does Jim go to the grotto? What does he discover there?

5. In Chapter 12, what new information does Jim share with Karl? What decision is reached by Jim and Karl?

6. What plans does the Count have for Jim and Godel in Chapter 9?

7. Why is the Countess upset in Chapter 15?

8. What does Private Schweigner do in Chapter 18?

9. What do Becky and Adelaide do while in their cell in Chapters 15 and 16?

10. What orders does Godel give in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret Adelaide's growth as a character throughout the novel. How has she grown, and why? Compare Adelaide when the reader is first introduced to her to how she is by the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the young-adult genre of the novel "The Tin Princess." What are the elements of this genre? Why is "The Tin Princess " an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "The Tin Princess"?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Pullman's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does Pullman use foreshadowing? How do the examples of foreshadowing affect the tone of the novel?

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