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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 does Queenie use to puncture a tire?

2. What kind of school did Queenie attend as a youngster?

3. Who do Maddie and Queenie meet at the pub by chance in Part II?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Maddie and Queenie first meet?

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

3. How does Queenie get herself and Maddie a wonderful meal at a farmhouse in Part II?

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

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

6. What surprises Maddie about Queenie in Part I?

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

8. What does Von Linden seem to enjoy talking with Queenie about?

9. What do the Gestapo do to Queenie's hair in Part II and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Maddie's perception of Julie change from the time she first meets Julie to the end of the novel, and what factors, events and/or conversations contribute to this change?

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 Maddie deal with the guilt of having killed her best friend, and which characters help soothe Maddie's conscience most effectively? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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