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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 does Private Schweigner do in Chapter 18?

2. What does Jim pretend to be in Chapter 10?

3. What does Jim read in his room following his trip to the grotto?

4. Where does Godel want the Countess to go in Chapter 15?

5. Because of the honor Adelaide has given Jim, what is he now a member of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the train veers out of control in Chapter 18?

2. Why does Jim go to the grotto? What does he discover there?

3. Where does Jim visit with the students? What does he find out?

4. What does Jim tell Becky when he wakes her up in Chapter 14?

5. What does Private Schweigner do in Chapter 18?

6. What does the Count do to betray Razkavia?

7. What do Becky and Adelaide do while in their cell in Chapters 15 and 16?

8. How does Adelaide grow as a Queen in Chapter 12?

9. What happens when Godel enters the room in Chapter 15 with soldiers?

10. How do Jim and the students find Fraulein Gonzalez's home and how does she react to seeing Jim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the main characters? What are their roles in 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 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?

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