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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 is the first aircraft Maddie ever flies?

2. What do the Nazis wash Queenie's hair with?

3. Where was Maddie first stationed in Part I?

4. Who is the first pilot Maddie meets?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is one complication with Queenie's identification papers in Part I?

3. What does the phrase "Nacht und Nebel" mean in Queenie's case?

4. What can Queenie hear when she is a Gestapo prisoner in France?

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

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

7. Why does Queenie think she is being treated as a dangerous lunatic by the Gestapo?

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

9. What does Queenie seem to think of Anna Engel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some specific events, stories, imagery, and descriptions Wein employs to convey the horror, tragedy, and human cost of WWII to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Julie manage to complete her SOE mission despite being captured and later killed in France? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How and why does Julie get recruited to become an SOE officer, and how does Maddie feel about Julie's new work for the British Army? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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