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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 is the name of the house where J. Taylor takes Becky in Chapter 2?

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

3. Who is Countess Thalgau's husband?

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

5. What does Adelaide do when she makes it to the summit with the flag?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adelaide refuse in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

5. What does Adelaide do after Rudolf is shot?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Philip Pullman, the author of "The Tin Princess." What others works has he written? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Pullman's other work? How is he regarded in the literary world?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the end of the novel " The Tin Princess "? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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