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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. To whom is Adelaide's treaty sent from Herr Bangemann in Chapter 13?

2. Whom is the Countess ashamed of in Chapter 15?

3. What does Private Schweigner do in Chapter 18?

4. Where does Godel order the soldiers to take Becky and Adelaide in Chapter 15?

5. What does Jim change his mind about in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frau Busch tell Jim in Chapter 11?

2. What does the Count do to betray Razkavia?

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

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

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

6. What happens at the end of Chapter 14?

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

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

9. What do the Germans want from Godel in Chapter 17?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the young-adult genre of the novel "The Tin Princess." What are the elements of this genre? Why is "The Tin Princess " an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "The Tin Princess"?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of suspicion in the novel "The Tin Princess." Who is suspicious of whom and why? How do these examples of suspicion impact the three lead characters? Who are some suspicious characters in the novel?

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