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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. Why does Private Schweigner jump from the train in Chapter 18?

2. Who wrestles Becky to the ground in Chapter 11?

3. Who rode alongside the carriage back to the Palace in Chapter 9?

4. What do Adelaide and the others hear coming from the train station in Chapter 17?

5. Why does Jim arrive at the house near the statue with roses in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Countess upset in Chapter 15?

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

3. What happens at the end of Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 12, what new information does Jim share with Karl? What decision is reached by Jim and Karl?

5. What does Jim do while in his cell in Chapters 15 and 16?

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

7. What plans does the Count have for Jim and Godel in Chapter 9?

8. What does Herr Egger know about the people who rented his apartment?

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

10. Whom does the Count suspect of shooting the King in Chapter 9? Does Jim agree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Adelaide and Jim. What do they feel for one another? How does their relationship evolve as the novel progresses? How does Jim help Adelaide when she becomes Queen?

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