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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 one thing Queenie eats in Gestapo prison that she says prevents her from getting scurvy?

2. What does Maddie bring into the shelter during an air raid in Part I?

3. What branch does Queenie join in Part II?

4. What does Queenie take from the kitchen after she works there briefly in Part II?

5. What is the failed Nazi invasion that Queenie mentions in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What surprises Maddie about Queenie in Part I?

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

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

7. How do Maddie and Queenie first meet?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing how and why Anna Engel is a pivotal character in this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring situations throughout the novel in which people - both men and women - underestimate the talents, resourcefulness, and skills of other women during the war.

Essay Topic 3

How does Wein handle the topic of torture on the part of the Gestapo in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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