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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 does Finn do when the bar proprietor runs off the Gypsy woman in Chapter 27?

2. What does Charlie say she would like to do after finding Rose in Chapter 19?

3. What did Rene tell Eve he gave her in order to make her speak the truth to him in Chapter 30?

4. When did Eve first step back onto English soil since her career as a spy began?

5. What was Violette's real name revealed to be during her trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the kaiser's visit in Chapter 20?

2. What does the telegram indicate in Chapter 39? Why is this important?

3. What gifts does Eve leave for Finn and Charlie in Chapter 45? What do they symbolize?

4. Why is Eve filled with shame and self-loathing for much of the novel?

5. Why do Eve, Charlie, and Finn go to Grasse?

6. How do both Eve and Charlie enter Rene's home in Grasse?

7. What does Charlie learn about Rose in Oradour-sur-Glane in Chapter 23?

8. What do Eve, Charlie, and Finn learn about Rene in Limoges in Chapter 21?

9. What does Charlie purchase in Paris in Chapter 17? Why?

10. How are the characters of Lili and Rose similar? How are they different?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Family plays a minor role in the plot and characters of The Alice Network. Why do you think that blood-family is shown less than the bonds of friendship and love? What does family mean to Eve? What does it mean to Charlie?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of setting in The Alice Network. Why is setting an integral part of this novel? What are the main settings that are introduced in the story? What time periods are explored?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Lili in The Alice Network. Upon what real historical figure is this character based? How much factual information is used in the development of her as a character in the novel? Is Lili a protagonist or antagonist? Why?

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