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

2. Who gives the final orders for Julie's fate?

3. What does Etienne say in Part IV that makes Maddie even more fearful for Julie?

4. Who knits Queenie her sweater the color of the sunset?

5. Who is the French resistance officer Maddie first meets in Ormaie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Maddie feel about Paul?

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

4. Why does Von Linden order Queenie's mouth to be swabbed with carbolic acid?

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

6. Why is Queenie shaken after an interrogation in Part III that she runs?

7. What does Jamie do when Paul says something inappropriate and disrespectful of Maddie?

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

9. What book does Queenie's mother recall in her leaving the windows open for her children?

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 do Maddie and Julie treat the significant and obvious class differences between them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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