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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 does Thomas's people think of him?

2. Who was obsessed with spies growing up?

3. What is on the narrator's clothes in the first chapter?

4. Who does Marie cry in front of in Martinique?

5. Who wants to be a spy growing up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marie like as a child?

2. What bad news does Pop give Marie?

3. What happens when Marie first gets to her mother's house with the boys?

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Chris?

9. What happens when Marie invites Thomas to her place for a nightcap?

10. What job does Ross offer to Marie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout her mission in Africa, Marie is made very aware of her status as an American, despite feeling that in the U.S., she feels black before she feels American. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast Marie's notions of her American status while she is in Africa and the U.S.

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

Write an essay about how Marie's relationship with her mother changes throughout the novel. What event(s) stimulate the change(s)?

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