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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. Where does Marie find out she is pregnant?

2. What is the name of Slater's secretary?

3. Who had not been wearing a seatbelt on the day Helene died?

4. What does Marie discover about Thomas after she gets rescued?

5. What happened on the day Helene died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Slater take Marie?

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

3. Who makes it clear they have never held a gun?

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

5. What happens to Marie after she gives birth?

6. Who does Marie call while she is abroad?

7. Why is Marie terrified after she gets out of the shower?

8. What does Slater tell Marie about his relationship with Helene?

9. What does being in Burkina remind Marie of?

10. Why does Marie fly to Martinique in 1987?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze how Marie's experience in Africa affects her life in a significant way. What about her experience there changes her forever?

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 in which you analyze Marie's attraction to a career as a spy. Where does this interest stem from, and how does it change throughout her life?

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