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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 German air force called?

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

3. Why does Queenie fake a puncture in her bike tire in Part II?

4. Who is the female guard who stays with Queenie?

5. What pub does Maddie want to take Queenie to in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Queenie tell Maddie about her great-aunt in Part II?

2. What happens to Jamie in Part II?

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

4. What deal does Queenie make with Von Linden in Part I?

5. How do Maddie and Queenie first meet?

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

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

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

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

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

What topics do Julie and Von Linden find some surprising common ground in discussing, and how do these discussions affect Julie's perception of Von Linden? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Julie handle the stresses of being an SOE (Special Operations Executive) prior to her capture by the Gestapo in France, and how does the reader know this? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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