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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. Who is caring for the children at Queenie's home in Part II when Maddie visits unannounced?

3. What is the derogatory name for a German soldier that the British use?

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

5. What is Von Linden's title?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Maddie and Queenie first meet?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to Jamie in Part II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Wein establish and maintain a sense of suspense throughout this novel, from beginning to end? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Maddie so stressed and fearful about flying back to England, even as she is relieved to be making it home, at the end of her time in France towards the close of the novel? What happens when Maddie returns to England and the army debriefs her? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Julie describe Anna Engel in her writings, and what kind of a picture does the reader get of Engel from Julie's descriptions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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