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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 Von Linden's daughter's name?

2. Whose last words does Julie consider ending her writing with?

3. What does Georgia Penn ask Queenie if she needs that is a very personal question?

4. What luxury does Queenie bring back from one of her missions to France?

5. Why are Maddie's legs stronger than they have ever been in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does Julie get recruited to become an SOE officer, and how does Maddie feel about Julie's new work for the British Army? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

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.

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