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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. According to the curator, how did Leopold die?
(a) In a hunting accident.
(b) In his sleep.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) During battle.

2. What happens after Jim punches Glatz in Chapter 6?
(a) A brawl breaks out.
(b) Jim is knocked out.
(c) Glatz has a seizure.
(d) Glatz laughs.

3. What area of London is Becky walking through at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Marylebone.
(b) St. John's Woods.
(c) Pimlico.
(d) Soho.

4. Where is the house where J. Taylor takes Becky in Chapter 2?
(a) Twickenham.
(b) Redbridge.
(c) Harrow.
(d) Bexley.

5. What does a curator tell Jim about Prince Leopold in Chapter 6?
(a) He was largely disliked by the public.
(b) He was a brave soldier.
(c) He died tragically and violently in his teens.
(d) He married a Spanish actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Becky currently live?

2. What do the Richterbund students report to Jim about Glatz in Chapter 7?

3. How does the Prince introduce Jim to the Ambassador?

4. How do the Reichterbund try to protect Adelaide in Chapter 8?

5. What is the maiden name of Mrs. Goldberg?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Adelaide do after Rudolf is shot?

4. What does Becky suggest in Chapter 7 to Adelaide and Jim?

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

6. Who arrives at an apartment near the cathedral in Chapter 7?

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

8. What does Count Thalgau tell Jim about Godel?

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

10. What is Jim's job at court?

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