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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the house where J. Taylor takes Becky in Chapter 2?
(a) Harvest House.
(b) Valley House.
(c) Orchard House.
(d) River House.

2. What does the actress do that is suspicious in Chapter 4?
(a) She hides when anyone enters her room.
(b) She stares coldly at a portrait.
(c) She wipes a knife clean.
(d) She throws a bouquet of roses in the trash.

3. Whom does Becky identify from pictures in Chapter 2?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Jim.
(c) Mrs. Goldberg.
(d) Her mother.

4. What does Jim do on the morning following the death of the King?
(a) He comforts Adelaide and the Prince.
(b) He helps make funeral arrangements.
(c) He observes the various dignitaries.
(d) He prays for the King.

5. In Chapter 7, what is the man who arrives at Alois Egger's apartment carrying?
(a) A pile of pamplets.
(b) A small jewelry box.
(c) A long leather box.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Becky going at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who visits Becky's rooming house in Chapter 4?

3. What does Jim do when he goes to a bar in Chapter 6?

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

5. Which of the following languages does Becky NOT know?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim do with the Irish gang?

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

3. What does Jim do after the shooting?

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

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

6. What do the Countess, Becky, and Adelaide talk about in Chapter 5?

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

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

9. Who is the butcher's boy? Why does J. Taylor give him money?

10. What happens at the Alhambra Theater in Chapter 4?

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