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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 Fraulein Gonzalez afraid of in Chapter 13?

2. According to Egger, what language did Menendez speak?

3. What do the Germans want done with the flag in Chapter 17?

4. What does Jim deliver in Chapter 10?

5. What is the reason given to the Great Powers for why the signing ceremony is postponed in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Adelaide and the rest do with the flag?

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

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

4. What changes does Adelaide make to the Royal Household in Chapter 10?

5. What does Jim learn after listening to a staff member grumble about Godel in Chapter 10?

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

7. Why is the Countess upset in Chapter 15?

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

9. What happens to Becky at the end of Chapter 10?

10. What does the Count do to betray Razkavia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflict in "The Tin Princess." Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations cause these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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