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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. Who was obsessed with spies growing up?
(a) Helene.
(b) Pop.
(c) Marie.
(d) Agathe.

2. Who goes to the hospital in Chapter 1?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The god.
(c) The twins.
(d) The narrator.

3. What weapon does the narrator grab in the first chapter?
(a) A knife.
(b) A machete.
(c) A taser.
(d) A gun.

4. Who does Marie drive to the airport after Helene's wake?
(a) Mr. Ali.
(b) Daniel Slater.
(c) Pop.
(d) Agathe.

5. Who recognizes Marie at Pan Pan?
(a) Mr. Ali.
(b) Ed Ross.
(c) The waitress.
(d) Robbie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is good at shooting a gun as a child?

2. What does Marie discover when she gets back from buying groceries in the summer?

3. Who inherits property from the departed?

4. Who does Marie hug for a long time at Helene's wake?

5. What does Helene insist the narrator wear as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first person Marie understood to be a spy?

2. Why is Marie ashamed of the memory of Helene's 13th birthday?

3. Why was the early 1960s such a scary time for Marie?

4. What news does Helene give Marie at Tompkins Square Park?

5. What job does Ross offer to Marie?

6. Who wants to be a spy when they are a child?

7. What does Agathe tell the boys about stars?

8. What does Thomas say about books?

9. What bad news does Pop give Marie?

10. What happens at Marie's home in Connecticut?

(see the answer keys)

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