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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 actress who makes an appearance in Chapter 4?

2. What did J. Taylor pay the butcher's boy to do in Chapter 2?

3. What does Jim do on the morning following the death of the King?

4. Where is the socialist club that J. Taylor goes to in Chapter 3?

5. Where is Becky going at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Count Thalgau tell Jim about Godel?

2. What does Adelaide refuse in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Royal Family. Who are the members of the Royal Family? What fates do they meet and why? What dangers are faced by the Royal Family? How does Adelaide, an ex-prostitute, become a member of the Royal Family? What does the public think of her?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are some examples of plots and schemes found in the novel? What are these plots meant to achieve? Are they successful? Who plans these schemes?

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