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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. What did J. Taylor pay the butcher's boy to do in Chapter 2?

2. How does the Prince introduce Jim to the Ambassador?

3. Why does the Prince give Becky and her mother money in Chapter 4?

4. What language is Becky learning?

5. Where is the house where J. Taylor takes Becky in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who arrives at an apartment near the cathedral in Chapter 7?

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

4. What happens when a student calls Adelaide a whore in Chapter 6?

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

6. Describe Becky's time at Orchard House.

7. What is Jim's job at court?

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

9. What happens while Rudolf and Adelaide are marching during their coronation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Adelaide and Jim. What do they feel for one another? How does their relationship evolve as the novel progresses? How does Jim help Adelaide when she becomes Queen?

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