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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 one reason Maddie thinks the ink from the ballpoint pen is amazing in Part IV?

2. What kind of pistol does Maddie carry with her in her plane in Part III?

3. Who does the SOE organizer in Oramie think Maddie is at first when she emerges from the plane?

4. What schedule does Maddie maintain in Part III?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maddie feel about Paul?

2. What is the last thing Queenie says to Maddie before jumping out the plane in Part III, and why?

3. Why does Queenie take the time to tie down all the cargo in the plane before parachuting out of it?

4. Where does Maddie desperately want to fly in Part III, and why?

5. Why is Maddie so distraught that she has Julie's identity papers?

6. What is the last phrase that Julie writes in her materials while she is being held by the Germans in Part IV?

7. Why are the ground crew in Ormaie so astounded with Maddie when she crash-lands?

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

9. What happens when Queenie and the girl who is French Resistance are taken out to the courtyard in Part III?

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

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 Wein use Paul's character to demonstrate one very specific regard in which women serving in the British Army had to deal with inappropriate treatment? How does Wein manage to craft Paul into a nuanced character rather than a straight, one-dimensional villain? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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