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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 does Jim overhear a Palace guard saying in Chapter 8?

2. What does Becky note about Rudolf in Chapter 7?

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

4. What does Godel suddenly announce to Adelaide in Chapter 7?

5. Whom is J. Taylor looking for when he meets Becky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adelaide refuse in Chapter 7?

2. Describe Becky's time at Orchard House.

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

4. Why is J. Taylor looking for Adelaide? What does Becky tell him about her?

5. What is Jim's job at court?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Adelaide do after Rudolf is shot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of bravery in "The Tin Princess." What are some examples of bravery in the novel? Who are some especially brave characters?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the main characters? What are their roles in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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