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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 area of London is Becky walking through at the beginning of the novel?

2. What happens on the night after Adelaide is made an official princess?

3. Where does Jim find a picture of Prince Leopold in Chapter 6?

4. What does Jim overhear a Palace guard saying in Chapter 8?

5. What does the Prince ask Becky's mother in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jim's job at court?

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

3. What does Jim do after the shooting?

4. What does Adelaide do after Rudolf is shot?

5. What happens at the end of the novel to create mystery for the reader?

6. Why does Jim have a hard time getting to the coronation? How does he get there in the end?

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

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

9. What does Count Thalgau tell Jim about Godel?

10. What does J. Taylor tell Becky about Adelaide's past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflict in "The Tin Princess." Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations cause these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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