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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. Who likes to keep to themselves as a child?

2. Why is the narrator embarrassed remembering Helene's 13th birthday?

3. What is Mr. Ali's first name?

4. What does Thomas not like to talk about?

5. What are the names of the twins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Marie take the boys in the first chapter?

2. What happens when Marie takes Agathe to the airport?

3. What happens when Marie returns from getting groceries one summer?

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

5. What does Marie want Agathe to do for the boys?

6. What happens one summer at day camp?

7. Who comes to Martinique on Marie's request?

8. Who took over Agathe's job as the mother figure when she left?

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

10. What is Marie like as a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about Marie's relationship to Robbie, her high school boyfriend. Why does Marie consider Robbie to be one of her closest friends, even as an adult?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the voice of Marie, the narrator. Use examples from the text to determine the nature of this voice.

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