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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. Who is second in line for the Razkavia throne?

2. Who was murdered before Adelaide disappeared ten years ago?

3. What does Adelaide refuse in Chapter 7?

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

5. Who is first in line for the Razkavia throne?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Becky's time at Orchard House.

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

4. What does Adelaide do after Rudolf is shot?

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

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

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

8. What does Jim do after the shooting?

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

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

Analyze and interpret Adelaide's growth as a character throughout the novel. How has she grown, and why? Compare Adelaide when the reader is first introduced to her to how she is by the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of death and murder in the novel "The Tin Princess". How does Pullman illustrate the death and murder motif throughout the novel? What do the characters think of death? How do the characters, particularly Adelaide, react to the deaths?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the element of mystery in the novel "The Tin Princess." What are some examples of mystery in the novel? Are all of the mysteries answered by the end of the novel? Who are some of the mysterious characters?

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