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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. How does Queenie think of herself, in terms of her name?

2. What is the name of Maddie's and others' flight assignments?

3. What does Paul give Maddie and others to help keep them awake?

4. What does Maddie think of the photo that is supposed to show her burned body in the Lysander?

5. What kind of plane does Maddie hear comes down in France after she crash-lands her own plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Maddie's and Queenie's plane in Part III when they fly to France?

2. What are Nikolas Ferber's instructions regarding Julie?

3. Why is Maddie so worried about Julie after she crash-lands in Ormaie?

4. What does Paul say in front of the French photographer that makes Maddie even more angry?

5. What is Queenie's full name, which she reveals for the first time in Part IV?

6. Who does the Gestapo allow to interview Queenie, and why do they allow this?

7. What happens to Maddie's plane after she crash-lands in Ormaie?

8. Who does Maddie stay with in Ormaie?

9. What does Queenie see in the pictures that the Gestapo give her?

10. How does Maddie feel about Paul?

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

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.

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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