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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. According to Adelaide, what will she do in Andersbad in Chapter 18?

2. Frau Busch's husband was told to make Leopold's murder appear ______________.

3. What does Becky receive from Adelaide in Chapter 18?

4. What does Jim deliver in Chapter 10?

5. Where does Godel have Prince Leopold brought in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Private Schweigner do in Chapter 18?

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

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

8. What does Adelaide do to ready herself to become Queen in Chapter 10?

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

10. What happens at the end of Chapter 14?

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

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

Analyze and interpret Adelaide's growth as a character throughout the novel. How has she grown, and why? Compare Adelaide when the reader is first introduced to her to how she is by the end of the novel.

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