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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. Where did Eve grow up?

2. What poet wrote "Le Mort Joyeux"?

3. Who taught Charlie to drive?

4. Where did Lili say Captain Cameron was going to meet her and Eve in two days in Chapter 16?

5. How old was Marguerite according to her paperwork in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Charlie's difficulties in obtaining her money indicative of the times in the novel?

2. What do the characters, particularly Eve, remark about the act of lying in the novel?

3. Where is Charlie going with her mother in Chapter 1? Why? Where are they when the novel opens?

4. What countries fought in World War II? What countries were allied and how did the war end?

5. What is significant about the names and aliases in The Alice Network?

6. Who is Captain Cecil Aylmer Cameron and how did Eve meet him?

7. Who was Baudelaire and what is his significance in The Alice Network?

8. How is Eve's character introduced in Chapter 1? What is this character like?

9. How is Violette described when her character is introduced in Chapter 8?

10. What is Eve's mission in Lille?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing and red herrings in The Alice Network. How does the author use these literary elements to develop tension in the novel? How does the dual timelines of the narrative influence the use of foreshadowing and red herrings? What impacts did these devices have on you as a reader?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the physical, emotional, and mental impacts of war as explored thematically in The Alice Network. Who have the main characters lost as a result of war? How were they lost? What statements do you think the author is making about war and its aftermath?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the romantic elements of The Alice Network. How does the relationship between Cameron and Eve manifest and develop? In what ways is this similar to the relationship between Charlie and Finn? How is it different?

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