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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. In Chapter 2, J. Taylor and Becky go to meet __________.
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Mrs. Goldberg.
(c) A police officer.
(d) An old friend of Becky's.

2. Who is Julius?
(a) Bleichroder's secretary.
(b) Adelaide's brother.
(c) Jim's righthand man.
(d) The actresses' boyfriend.

3. Why did Becky and her family leave central Europe when she was young?
(a) They were escaping war.
(b) She had family living in England.
(c) Her father was transferred.
(d) They were exiled.

4. Whom does the Prince suspect of setting off the bomb from Chapter 2?
(a) An unrelated fanatic.
(b) His father.
(c) His closest advisor.
(d) His cousin.

5. What does Becky note about Rudolf in Chapter 7?
(a) He is a good husband.
(b) He is a handsome man.
(c) He will make an excellent King.
(d) He is unprepared to be King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the socialist club that J. Taylor goes to in Chapter 3?

2. Why does the Ambassador want the Prince's marriage dissolved?

3. How old is Becky in 1882?

4. How old was Becky when she left central Europe?

5. Why do Jim and Karl go to Karl's room to eat dinner in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the Prince and Becky's mother talk about in Chapter 4?

4. What happens while Rudolf and Adelaide are marching during their coronation?

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

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

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

8. What does Jim do with the Irish gang?

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

10. What does the reader learn about Becky's background in Chapter 1?

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