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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 was Adelaide a servant to before her marriage?

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

3. How does Jim get to the crowded streets quickly in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 7, what is the man who arrives at Alois Egger's apartment carrying?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens during the meeting with the King at the end of Chapter 5?

6. What does Adelaide refuse in Chapter 7?

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

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

9. What does Jim do with the Irish gang?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of betrayal in the novel "The Tin Princess." Who betrays whom and why? How do these examples of betrayal impact the three lead characters?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Becky. What is her role in the novel? What does the reader learn of her past? What are her defining characteristics? Describe her relationships with the other main characters.

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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