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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. Who does Charlie describe having been set up on a blind date with in Chapter 13?

2. Captain Cameron told Eve in Chapter 4 that Fokestone was the first stop from what port in the Netherlands?

3. How old was Rose when she tried her first cigarette?

4. In what month does Chapter 16 begin?

5. Charlie tells Eve in Chapter 1 that her French cousins had a summer house outside where?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie seek out Evelyn Gardiner? Where does she find her?

2. Who is James and why is he significant in the novel?

3. How is the narrative style of this novel unique?

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

5. When did World War I take place? Who fought in this war and how did it end?

6. How does Rene "save" Eve in Chapter 14? Why?

7. What causes the conflict between Charlie and her mother in Chapter 15?

8. How would you describe the relationship between Charlie and her parents?

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

10. What is Eve's mission in Lille?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Charlie's feelings about motherhood in The Alice Network. When did Charlie become pregnant? By whom? What has she decided to do about it? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Finn Killgore and Captain Cameron in The Alice Network. What are the motivations of each of these characters? What obstacles do they face in the novel? Do they overcome those obstacles?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of revenge in The Alice Network. What does revenge mean to Eve? What does it come to mean to Charlie? What symbolism and imagery connects to the theme of revenge?

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