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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 do the Nazis let Queenie use to fix her hair for the interview?

2. What is Von Linden's title?

3. Where are Queenie's grandmother and Nanny both from?

4. What did the Gestapo headquarters in Ormaie used to be?

5. What does Maddie's grandfather do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens to Jamie in Part II?

7. What visual effect do Dympna and Maddie witness in Part II in the plane?

8. What does Maddie think about Queenie's skills in Part I?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Wein chose to write the book partially from Julie's perspective and partially from Maddie's, and how does this choice affect the reader's experience of the book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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 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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