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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. Whom does J. Taylor meet at the socialist club in Chapter 3?

2. What is the Adlertrager?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jim do after the shooting?

4. What is Jim's job at court?

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

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

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

8. Describe Becky's time at Orchard House.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Pullman's use of symbolism in the novel "The Tin Princess." What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What do these symbols represent? How do the examples of symbolism relate to the themes of politics and nationalism?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the young-adult genre of the novel "The Tin Princess." What are the elements of this genre? Why is "The Tin Princess " an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "The Tin Princess"?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Adelaide's role as a protagonist in the novel. What are Adelaide's defining character traits? Whom is she close to in the novel? What happens to Adelaide throughout the novel? What does the reader learn about her past?

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