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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 does Marie think sent a soldier to follow her?

2. What does Thomas ask Marie in her room?

3. Who liked milking cows at Agathe's house?

4. Where does Marie see the same soldier who had been following her?

5. Who was in love with Helene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Marie first see Thomas while in his country?

2. What does Slater tell Marie at a celebratory dinner?

3. What secret does Slater reveal to Marie at dinner?

4. What does Marie do to Slater in the middle of the night?

5. What does Slater tell Marie when she shows up to his office for the first time?

6. Why does Marie hate Ed Ross after Thomas's death?

7. What happens on the way to Slater's office?

8. What does Marie discover about Thomas in the village where she rests for day?

9. What does Marie tell Thomas at Mole National Park?

10. What does Marie discover about her pregnancy 12 weeks in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of isolation.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Marie's relationship to Thomas Sankara. Why does she feel conflicted about him?

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