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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Admiral Nelson's last words, according to Queenie?
(a) Blast! I'm shot.
(b) Far away is how it is done.
(c) Kiss Me, Hardy.
(d) Going down with the ship.

2. What is the failed Nazi invasion that Queenie mentions in Part II?
(a) Operation Shark.
(b) Operation Stingray.
(c) Operation Win All.
(d) Operation Sea Lion.

3. What does Maddie drink at the airfield in Part I?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Peach juice.
(c) Water.
(d) Pilot's Oily Tea.

4. What kind of planes need a lot of maintenance?
(a) Special Duties planes.
(b) Spitfires.
(c) Marshalls.
(d) Lyons.

5. What is wrong with the first Lysander Maddie flies from Oakway?
(a) It has a faulty tailplane handwheel.
(b) Its cockpit is damaged.
(c) It is missing its landing gear.
(d) Its engine is broken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new technology the British use in aviation does Queenie mention in Part I?

2. What branch does Queenie join in Part II?

3. What did Queenie used to be afraid of, but now, in Part II, desperately wants?

4. What kind of training does Maddie spend six weeks at?

5. What kind of accent does Maddie have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of marks appear in Queenie's writing at different points, and what do you think they could mean?

2. Who acts as a sort of piloting mentor to Maddie and how does Maddie meet this person?

3. What does Maddie say discovering your best friend can be like?

4. Who does Queenie tell Maddie she is most worried about in the war?

5. Why does Queenie write that she is a coward in Part I?

6. What is Queenie most afraid of as a method of killing her in Part I?

7. What does Maddie make Queenie do in Part II to try to help her with her sense of direction?

8. What is Castle Craig partially used for in Part II?

9. What is Maddie's most prized possession as a young woman living with her grandfather?

10. What does Queenie tell Maddie about her great-aunt in Part II?

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