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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. Where is Jim when the shooting in Chapter 8 takes place?
(a) At the palace in bed.
(b) In the countryside.
(c) In jail.
(d) The square.

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

3. Where is the socialist club that J. Taylor goes to in Chapter 3?
(a) Bayswater.
(b) Mayfair.
(c) Hyde Park.
(d) Soho.

4. How does Becky come to respect the countess more in Chapter 7?
(a) The countess shows support for Adelaide.
(b) The countess selflessly donates her time to the needy.
(c) Becky sees that the countess takes education very seriously.
(d) The countess tells Becky about her experiences in Razkavia.

5. What do Jim and the Captain of the Hussars do in Chapter 8?
(a) Move the barge to the other shore.
(b) Gather a small army.
(c) Hide.
(d) Eat a hearty meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Ambassador want the Prince's marriage dissolved?

2. What is the apartment where a man and woman arrive at in Chapter 7 overlooking?

3. Why must the Prince return to Razkavia in Chapter 3?

4. What is the maiden name of Mrs. Goldberg?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why must the Prince and Adelaide go to Razkavia?

2. What happens at the end of the novel to create mystery for the reader?

3. How did the Prince and Adelaide come to be married?

4. What does Jim do with the Irish gang?

5. What does Count Thalgau tell Jim about Godel?

6. Why does Jim have a hard time getting to the coronation? How does he get there in the end?

7. What does Jim learn about Prince Leopold from Gaisberg in Chapter 6?

8. What does Miss Bevan ask of Becky when they first meet?

9. How do the King and Adelaide get along in Chapter 6?

10. What do the Countess, Becky, and Adelaide talk about in Chapter 5?

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