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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, J. Taylor and Becky go to meet __________.
(a) A police officer.
(b) Mrs. Goldberg.
(c) An old friend of Becky's.
(d) Adelaide.

2. How do the Reichterbund try to protect Adelaide in Chapter 8?
(a) By surrounding her.
(b) By releasing other women in the crowd that are dressed the same.
(c) By clearing a passage for her.
(d) By leading her to the carriage.

3. Where is Becky going at the beginning of the novel?
(a) To buy some supplies.
(b) To school.
(c) To meet her first pupil.
(d) To the park for a picnic.

4. What does Jim do on the morning following the death of the King?
(a) He observes the various dignitaries.
(b) He prays for the King.
(c) He helps make funeral arrangements.
(d) He comforts Adelaide and the Prince.

5. Why did Becky and her family leave central Europe when she was young?
(a) They were exiled.
(b) Her father was transferred.
(c) They were escaping war.
(d) She had family living in England.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Becky in 1882?

2. What do Jim and the Captain of the Hussars do in Chapter 8?

3. What does the Archbishop do at the end of chapter 8?

4. What area of London is Becky walking through at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does a mysterious man pay the maid for in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adelaide refuse in Chapter 7?

2. What does Count Thalgau tell Jim about Godel?

3. What does Becky suggest in Chapter 7 to Adelaide and Jim?

4. What does Jim do with the Irish gang?

5. What does Adelaide do after Rudolf is shot?

6. What happens at the Alhambra Theater in Chapter 4?

7. What does the reader learn about Becky's background in Chapter 1?

8. Describe Becky's time at Orchard House.

9. Who is the butcher's boy? Why does J. Taylor give him money?

10. Who do the Prince and Goldberg think set off the bomb?

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