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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 is Marie surprised to see at Helene's wake?

2. Who is Mr. Ali?

3. How does Marie react when Helene calls her from the army base in Oakland?

4. What does Marie think Ross's operation is about?

5. When did Helene die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens one summer at day camp?

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

4. What is Marie like as a child?

5. Who tells Helene all about spies?

6. What does Agathe tell the boys about stars?

7. Where do Marie's sons stay for a night in Connecticut?

8. Who is Aisha?

9. What happens at Lenox Lounge with Thomas?

10. What bad news does Pop give Marie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Marie's decision to become a Fed. Why does she become a Fed, and what does she begin to realize about this decision as the story unfolds? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay in which you analyze Marie's anxieties about war. In what ways does the Cold War shape and inform that inherent fear? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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